ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180346
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Date: | Tuesday 12 October 1943 |
Time: | 23:58 |
Type: | Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
Owner/operator: | 462 Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | BB333 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Terria, Libya -
Libya
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Terria, Libya |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The Halifax was destined for a raid on an airfield at Maritza, Rhodes, Greece.
It crashed shortly after takeoff.
The six deceased are buried at the Benghazi War Cemetery in Libya.
Sources:
http://www.moseleians.co.uk/roll-of-honour-2/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Oct-2015 16:05 |
gerard57 |
Added |
23-Apr-2018 20:07 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
13-Nov-2018 07:05 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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