ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231049
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| Date: | Thursday 20 January 1944 |
| Time: | 18:56 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LV773 |
| MSN: | NP-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wentorf bei Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 16:45 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Hans Berschwinger of the 4./NJG 2 (based at Deelen airfield in the Netherlands), who was flying a Ju 88 C-6.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LV773
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| 23 June 1943 | JD259 | 158 Sqn RAF | 7 | Leest, Mechelen, Antwerp |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2019 20:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-Oct-2021 10:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Cn] |
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