ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214741
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | 03:40 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD453 |
| MSN: | EY-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | west of Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton, Yorkshire, UK |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Werner Hellenbrucks of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 00:04
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD453
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD453
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 September 1942 | W7782 | 78 Sqn RAF | 3 | Sclayn, Andenne, Namur |  |
w/o |
| 29 September 1943 | LW225 | 78 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 5 km W of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2018 13:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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