ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164176
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| Date: | Thursday 16 September 1943 |
| Time: | 02:50 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DK253 |
| MSN: | ZL-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harmondsworth Moor, West Drayton, Greater London, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, Yorkshire, UK |
Takeoff at 20:35 hrs (local time) for an operation against the Dunlop rubber factory at Montluçon, Allier département (France).
The plane crashed on return. The entire Canadian crew perished in the crash.
Sources:
http://kenscott.com/memorial/halifax/
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DK253&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2014 13:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Feb-2014 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 25-May-2015 18:52 | SIS07 | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2021 18:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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