ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206747
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| Date: | Friday 26 February 1943 |
| Time: | 21:17 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR669 |
| MSN: | DY-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Knapsack, Hürth, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Köln
Takeoff time: 18:53
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR669
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/23031-HR6691943-02-27.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR669
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 July 1943 | JB864 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 4 | Hamburg-Sasel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2018 08:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Feb-2018 09:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Nov-2018 16:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2022 16:35 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Oct-2022 15:38 | Anon. | Updated [[Location]] |
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