ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161592
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 April 1945 |
| Time: | early mornin |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 462 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | MZ467 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wortelstetten, near Augsburg (Bayern) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Foulsham, UK |
Shot down by German night fighters (Luftwaffe) during a bombing raid on Gablingen Air Base north of Augsburg (Germany).
Of the eight crew members only three survived.
Sources:
https://www.awm.gov.au//blog/2013/06/21/last-halifax/
https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/wertingen/Fuenf-Tote-bei-Halifax-Absturz-id5169001.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2013 10:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Nov-2013 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 24-Sep-2014 19:08 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 04-Jun-2015 08:12 | Uzi | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2018 09:38 | ehren69 | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2019 15:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2019 14:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 02-Nov-2019 18:10 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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