ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140868
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:01 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HF569 |
| MSN: | HD- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Louveigné, Sprimont, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
Takeoff at 22:54 for an operation to Köln, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Johannes Hager of the Stab II./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Several sources say this aircraft crashed at Neerhespen, but these are outdated. My thought is that these sources mixed up with Wellington HF595 that crashed at Neerhespen. My guess is that the crash location is that same as the claim location. (TT, 15/1/2019)
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HF569
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HF569
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 January 1943 | HE471 | 466 Sqn RAAF | 5 | North Sea 15 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 14 February 1943 | HE164 | 466 Sqn RAAF | 3 | De Donken, Meerhout, Antwerp | |
w/o |
| 23 June 1943 | HE326 | 466 Sqn RAAF | 4 | Hamminkeln, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 26 June 1943 | HF544 | 466 Sqn RAAF | 5 | IJsselmeer near Urk, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 12:37 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Jan-2012 09:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 15-Jan-2019 13:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2019 14:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2019 12:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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