ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200746
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| Date: | Saturday 22 January 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DK237 |
| MSN: | NA-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kreuzkarspitze, Allgäuer Alps mountains -
 Austria
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The bomber was engaged in a bombing mission to Magdeburg, Germany. After being hit all seven crew members jumped from the plane by parachute over Magdeburg. One of them, Sergeant Smith, was so badly wounded that he succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in Magdeburg on 24 January 1944.
The aircraft was damaged at ca. 23:15 hrs by a night fighter over the target, probably flown by Oberleutnant Josef Kraft of the 4./NJG 5. He flew a Bf 110 G-4.
On the autopilot, the plane crashed into the Alps mountains.
Sources:
http://regiowiki.at/wiki/Absturz_einer_Handley_Page_Halifax_beim_Kreuzkarsee_am_22._J%C3%A4nner_1944
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DK237
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2017 17:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Oct-2017 18:13 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Dec-2019 21:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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