ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231325
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| Date: | Friday 21 January 1944 |
| Time: | 23:42 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD471 |
| MSN: | KN-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zeitz, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 20:10 hrs for an operation to Magdeburg in Sachsen-Anhalt.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Fritz Nischwitz of the 2./NJG 5 (based at Stendal airfield in Sachsen-Anhalt), who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD471
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 August 1943 | JD125 | 77 Sqn RAF | 7 | La Saint-Denis, Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure |  |
w/o |
| 17 June 1944 | NA508 | 77 Sqn RAF | 7 | Bovenkerkerpolder, Amstelveen, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 5 January 1945 | NZ360 | 77 Sqn RAF | 6 | 1 km southeast of Steinhude, Wunstorf, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2019 17:52 | TigerTimon | Added |
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