Accident Handley Page Halifax Mk III MZ812,
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Date:Friday 12 January 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic hlfx model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Handley Page Halifax Mk III
Owner/operator:77 Sqn RAF
Registration: MZ812
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea west of the island of Rømø -   Denmark
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Full Sutton, UK
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by German Luftwaffe while laying mines near the Danish coast. All seven crew members perished in the crash.

Sources:

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23044858.halifax-pilot-twins-paul-john-braund-died-aged-22/?ref=rss
http://www.flensted.eu.com/1945005.shtml

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Oct-2022 07:12 gerard57 Added
25-Oct-2022 20:15 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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