ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236256
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| Date: | Saturday 29 August 1942 |
| Time: | 02:46 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7700 |
| MSN: | TL-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Montcornet, Aisne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:32 hrs local time for an operation to Nürnberg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Friedrich Graeff of the 9./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 from Laon-Athies airfield.
The crew all rest in Montcornet cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=868
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 14:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
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