ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215080
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB872 |
| MSN: | EY-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand, Marne, Grand Est -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Hit by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Lenz Finster of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands. The aircraft went into a spin and crashed.
Takeoff time: 19:33
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB872
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB872
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 October 1943 | LW236 | 78 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Wehrbleck, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2018 16:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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