ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214195
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 August 1943 |
| Time: | 00:43 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HR872 |
| MSN: | LQ-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Awenne, Saint-Hubert, Luxembourg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, England |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Norbert Pietrek of the 2./NJG 4, flying Bf 110 F-4 '3C+BK' from Florennes airfield.
Takeoff time: 22:52
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR872
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR872
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-bij-awenne
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 June 1942 | W7714 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Dearsum, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 24 July 1942 | W7769 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 8 | New Street Pocklington, North Yorkshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2018 07:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 26-Jun-2022 01:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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