ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50909
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 February 1944 |
| Time: | 22:50 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HX293 |
| MSN: | HD-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Opende, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield |
Crashed during a bombing mission to Berlin, Germany.
The aircraft was hit by the 4., 7. & 8./schwere Flak-Abteilung 273 and crashed on the outskirts of the village of Opeinde 32kms WSW of Groningen, Holland. All the crew were killed and they are buried in the Grootegast Protestant Churchyard, Opende, Holland.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3413&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/in-memoriam-those-air-force-pilots-crews-who-died-on-this-day-in-ww2.18267/page-47
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jan-2017 15:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2019 18:13 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Dec-2019 15:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2022 21:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Jun-2022 11:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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