ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237120
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| Date: | Sunday 20 September 1942 |
| Time: | 01:07 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7657 |
| MSN: | TL-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blesme, Marne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Operation - Saarbrücken - Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Ferdinand Christiner of the 4./NJG 4, who was flying from Saint-Dizier airfield.
Those who did not survive rest in the Choloy War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=10
Google Maps
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG4.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 November 1941 | L9582 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 1 | Lentföhrden, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
| 13 March 1942 | R9440 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 31 March 1942 | R9496 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 7 | Trondheimsfjord at Vikan |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2020 07:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
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