ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210439
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB903 |
| MSN: | EY- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km SW of Harlingen or 20 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Shot down by a night fighter, there are two possibilities:
- shot down by Oberleutnant Lothar Linke of the 12./NJG 1 at 02:10, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield. Location: North Sea 20 km southwest of Harlingen.
- shot down by Leutnant Heinz Grimm of the Stab IV./NJG 1 at 02:47, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield. Location: North Sea 20 km northwest of Vlieland.
Target: Dortmund
Takeoff time: 22:38
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB903
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB903
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 April 1942 | R9427 | 78 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 4 May 1942 | R9391 | 78 Sqn RAF | 7 | Missing - North Sea 20km North of Juist |  |
mis |
| 4 May 1942 | W7662 | 78 Sqn RAF | 6 | Südergellersen, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 31 May 1942 | W1013 | 78 Sqn RAF | 2 | near March, Cambridgeshire, England | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 2 June 1942 | R9364 | 78 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea, off Dutch coast (at 52.02N,03.51E) | |
w/o |
| 5 June 1942 | W7669 | 78 Sqn RAF | 3 | RAF Croft, North Yorkshire, England | |
w/o |
| 20 June 1942 | BB200 | 78 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea SW of Danish Coast |  |
mis |
| 30 June 1942 | W1062 | 78 Sqn RAF | 1 | RAF Docking, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 17 April 1943 | DT773 | 78 Sqn RAF | 1 | crashed into empty Max Eyth Lake, Stuttgart-Hofen, Baden-Württemberg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2018 09:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-May-2018 09:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2018 06:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Nov-2018 20:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 21:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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