ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215331
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:30 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR920 |
| MSN: | ZA-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Merouvel district, L'Aigle, Orne, Normandie -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne |
The aircraft was on a bombing operation to the Dunlop rubber factory at Montluçon, Allier département.
Hit by Flak, shot down by Feldwebel Herbert Penz of the 2./JG 2 (based at Saint-André-de-l’Eure airfield), flying an Fw 190A.
Takeoff time: 20:14
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR920
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR920
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 1943 | HX159 | 10 Sqn RAF | 5 | Bierde, Petershagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2018 06:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2021 18:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2021 14:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
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