ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217427
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| Date: | Thursday 11 November 1943 |
| Time: | 20:24 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX158 |
| MSN: | DY-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 75 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington, Yorkshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Heinz Vinke of the 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
The Halifax was on a Gardening operation - sea/coastal mine-laying by aircraft.
Takeoff time: 17:54
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HX158
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HX158
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 September 1942 | W1248 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 0 | field near Low Catton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2018 17:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 08:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2018 16:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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