ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213845
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| Date: | Saturday 31 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:35 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | EB242 |
| MSN: | ZL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Delhoven, Dormagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
The Halifax was hit by Flak on the final approach to the target, then set on fire by a night fighter (Bf 109 G-6 or Fw 190A flown by Oberfeldwebel Hans Becker of the 1./JG Herrmann).
Takeoff time: 22:20
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EB242
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EB242
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 June 1943 | DK225 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 6 | Oostmijzerdijk, Schermerhorn, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 23 June 1943 | DK141 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 6 | Kaathoven, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 25 June 1943 | DK180 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 5 | Rozenburg polder, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 26 June 1943 | DK190 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 7 | near 'Huize Amelte', Veldhofstraat 50, Gorssel, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 31 August 1943 | LK629 | 427 ('Lion') Sqn RCAF | 7 | probably Aartselaar, Antwerp |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2018 21:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Oct-2018 19:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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