Accident Handley Page Halifax Mk II DT619,
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Date:Saturday 27 February 1943
Time:20:38
Type:Silhouette image of generic hlfx model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Handley Page Halifax Mk II
Owner/operator:419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF
Registration: DT619
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:claim location: 20 km north of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Claimed destroyed by Uffz. Georg Kraft of the 12./NJG 1, but made it back to base with damage.

Operation: Gardening to the Frisian islands chain
Damage: category B - Beyond repair on site (i.e.repairable at a Maintenance Unit or at a contractors works)

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
http://www.419squadron.com/DT619.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Feb-2018 10:08 TigerTimon Added
06-Oct-2018 15:31 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
22-Jun-2022 15:15 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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