ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214337
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 August 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR862 |
| MSN: | TL-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Greifswald, Pommern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley |
Claimed shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Karl-Heinz Scherfling of the 10./NJG 1 and by Hauptmann August Geiger of the 7./NJG 1, both flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden and Twente airfield, respectively. Probably also hit by Leutnant Erwin Ernst of the 9./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 21:28
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR862
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR862
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1943 | HR685 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | south of Wamel, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2018 17:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 10-Aug-2018 17:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2018 19:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2018 10:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 16:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Jul-2022 05:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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