ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211402
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:51 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB837 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km south of Jülich, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Walter Ehle of the Stab II./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond airfield, Belgium.
The aircraft exploded with a full bomb load with such force that the two Stirlings flying close by, 15 Squadron BF534 and 7 Squadron EF361, were both knocked down, both crashing south of Jülich. Ehle was credited for all three victories by the Luftwaffe.
The Halifax crashed on railway repair works.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: KN-D
Takeoff time: 23:30
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB837
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB837
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2018 17:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-May-2018 18:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2018 16:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 21:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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