ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180902
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:40 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK909 |
| MSN: | IP-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ströhen, Wagenfeld, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe, Yorkshire, UK |
Shot down by a German night fighter during a bombing raid on Hannover, Germany.
The night fighter pilot is Leutnant Heinz Bock of the 8./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.
All eight crew members died in the crash: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/green-herbert.html.
Takeoff time: 19:02
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/green-herbert.html
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2015 14:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Jan-2016 21:45 | JIXN | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2018 08:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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