ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217431
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| Date: | Friday 12 November 1943 |
| Time: | 01:25 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR791 |
| MSN: | NP-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Surville, Calvados, Normandie -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Shot down by Unteroffizier Werner Edelmann of the 2./JG 2, flying an Fw 190 A-6 from Saint-André-de-l’Eure airfield.
The aircraft was on an operation to Cannes, France.
Takeoff time: 17:49
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR791
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR791
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1942 | DG225 | 158 Sqn RAF | 0 | Mile off Scarborough Pier Yorkshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2018 18:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Nov-2018 18:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 09-Nov-2018 08:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 09-Nov-2018 12:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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