ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236191
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1942 |
| Time: | 02:00 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7765 |
| MSN: | TL-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple, Marne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:42 hrs local time for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Heinrich Macke of the 7./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield.
Those who did not survive rest in the Choloy War Cemetery in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=7
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 March 1942 | R9445 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England |  |
sub |
| 21 July 1942 | R9489 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 9 | Catterton near Tadcaster | |
w/o |
| 5 October 1942 | DT489 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England | |
min |
| 11 August 1943 | HR861 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 3 | Biblis, Hessen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2020 07:52 | TigerTimon | Added |
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