ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267388
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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:19 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk VII |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LW199 |
| MSN: | OW-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Strümp, Meerbusch, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Took off at 16:05 hrs for an operation against Düsseldorf.
The aircraft was shot down by the crew of Leutnant Barthel / Feldwebel Rupprecht / Unteroffizier Mennen of the 6./NJG 1, who had taken off from Düsseldorf at 18:50 hrs, in a Bf 110 G-4.
Those killed rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery. The four others were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW199&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2021 12:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
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