ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217052
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 November 1943 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK932 |
| MSN: | MP-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lanaken, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
Hit by night fighter pilot Leutnant Otto Fries of the 5./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield. The crew bailed out safely, the aircraft exploded.
Takeoff time: 17:04
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK932
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK932
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-bij-lanaken
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 1942 | R9453 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | 18 miles South of Sumburgh Head Shetland Islands |  |
mis |
| 24 September 1942 | DT508 | 76 Sqn RAF | 2 | between Römö (Denmark) and Sylt (Schleswig-Holstein) islands |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2018 16:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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