ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215385
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Date: | Friday 17 September 1943 |
Time: | 03:20 |
Type: | Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
Registration: | LW240 |
MSN: | VR-S |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Lisieux, Calvados, Normandie -
France
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Shot down by Leutnant Detlef Grossfuss of the 2./JG 2, flying an Fw 190 A-6.
The aircraft was on an operation to Modane, France.
Takeoff time: 19:04
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW240
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW240
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
29 September 1943 |
BB376 |
419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
7 |
North Sea 6 km NW of Den Helder, Noord-Holland |
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w/o |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Sep-2018 12:53 |
TigerTimon |
Added |
10-Oct-2018 13:11 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
08-Nov-2018 18:43 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Narrative] |
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