ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236366
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| Date: | Monday 7 September 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7767 |
| MSN: | ZA-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 01:15 hrs local time for an operation to Duisburg in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Probably, the aircraft was hit by Flak of the 7. Flak-Division and (probably) crashed at Efferen, Hürth.
All seven rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7767
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 March 1942 | W1044 | 10 Sqn RAF | 7 | Hemnefjorden, Hellandsjøen |  |
w/o |
| 23 April 1944 | LV867 | 10 Sqn RAF | 0 | near the Kanaal van Deurne, Helenaveen, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 10:25 | TigerTimon | Added |
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