ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231690
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| Date: | Sunday 20 February 1944 |
| Time: | 05:35 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LV786 |
| MSN: | NP-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Listrup, Emsbüren, Ems, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 00:12 hrs for an operation against aircraft assembly factories at Leipzig in Sachsen.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LV786
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 July 1943 | HR734 | 158 Sqn RAF | 4 | Rue Edouard Colson, Ans, Liège |  |
w/o |
| 1 September 1943 | HR937 | 158 Sqn RAF | 2 | Görzke, Brandenburg | |
w/o |
| 9 October 1943 | LW317 | 158 Sqn RAF | 0 | Schwaförden, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 20 December 1943 | LW245 | 158 Sqn RAF | 0 | Altheim, Münster, Hessen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2019 21:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Jun-2022 08:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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