ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214737
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | 03:20 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK894 |
| MSN: | IP-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kessenich, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz Strüning of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 23:48
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK894
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK894
' He 219' by R. Francis Ferguson
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2018 12:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2021 12:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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