ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234618
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| Date: | Friday 24 March 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LV903 |
| MSN: | EY-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eckardtshausen, Marksuhl, Thüringen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:58 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter. Probably, the Halifax fell victim to Oberleutnant Peter Ehrhardt of the 8./NJG 5, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Werneuchen airfield in Brandenburg.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/constable-donald-frank.html
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 June 1943 | JB855 | 78 Sqn RAF | 5 | Beugt, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 13 June 1944 | LV915 | 78 Sqn RAF | 7 | Le Champ de L'abbaye, Crèvecœur-le-Grand, Oise 60 |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2020 08:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
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