ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231324
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| Date: | Friday 21 January 1944 |
| Time: | 23:33 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LL139 |
| MSN: | ZL-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km east of Unseburg, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 20:00 hrs for an operation to Magdeburg in Sachsen-Anhalt.
The aircraft was set on fire by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Alfred P. Thiele of the 1./NJG 3 (based at Vechta airfield in Niedersachsen) and exploded in mid-air.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/arnot-donald.html
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 October 1943 | LK959 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 8 | Ostaaijen, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 31 March 1944 | LV898 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 8 | Herhahn, 4 km NNW of Schleiden | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2019 17:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Dec-2019 17:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
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