ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237116
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| Date: | Saturday 19 September 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7777 |
| MSN: | NP-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Geislautern, Völklingen, Saarland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:35 hrs local time for an operation to Saarbrücken in Saarland.
The aircraft was hit by Flak at 13,600 feet over Saarbrücken. Control was lost after being hit. The a/c immediately commenced spinning and this was soon followed by structural failure of the rear fuselage. The a/c continued to break up, the pilot and rear gunner were thrown clear. The wreckage fell in fields at Geislautern 11 km west of Saarbrücken (time unknown).
Those who did not survive rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7777
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 1944 | HX348 | 158 Sqn RAF | 0 | Trappe, Sønderborg, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
| 22 March 1944 | LW580 | 158 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Ummeln, Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 25 May 1944 | LV918 | 158 Sqn RAF | 4 | over Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2020 07:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
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