Accident Handley Page Halifax Mk III PN173,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160747
 
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Date:Tuesday 6 March 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:425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF
Registration: PN173
MSN: KW-O
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Chemnitz -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Tholthorpe, UK
Destination airport:Chemnitz
Narrative:
Crashed during a bombing on mission to Chemnitz, Germany.
Crew & fates:
F/O J J A L Desbiens RCAF - killed
Sgt A E Minguet RCAF - killed
F/S G E J Tremblay RCAF - pow
F/O J A Parent RCAF - pow
F/S H J M J D'Avril RCAF - killed
F/S G L J Lageum RCAF - pow
F/S L P Lamontagne RCAF - pow

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/halifaxbomber/halifax-a-c-t150.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
23 April 1944 LW633 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF 5 near Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Sep-2013 19:18 JINX Added
27-Aug-2014 14:53 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
25-May-2015 18:43 Tu104 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport]
29-May-2016 16:31 Red Dragon Updated [Cn, Destination airport]

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