ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235895
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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:48 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9485 |
| MSN: | MP-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Pippensen at Daensen, Buxtehude, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham |
Takeoff at 23:03 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
The aircraft was hit by the 2. & 3./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 607 (Grossbatterie Fischbeck) and crash-landed.
Those who did not survive rest at the Becklingen War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R9485
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 October 1941 | L9561 | 76 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Wons, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 4 May 1942 | R9451 | 76 Sqn RAF | 4 | Ottensen, Buxtehude, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 18 November 1943 | LK957 | 76 Sqn RAF | 6 | Zotzenbach, Rimbach, Hessen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2020 18:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
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