ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234581
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| Date: | Friday 31 March 1944 |
| Time: | 00:41 claim |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LV822 |
| MSN: | MH-Z2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guntersdorf, Herborn, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:00 hrs for an operation to Nürnberg in Bayern.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Johannes Werth of the Stab/NJG 2, who had taken off from Deelen airfield in the Netherlands, in a Ju 88.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LV822
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2020 09:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
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