ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239227
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | 01:19 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EB240 |
| MSN: | MP-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ford, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:32 hrs local time for an operation against Mannheim in Germany.
The aircraft was attacked by a night fighter in the target area at 00:14 hrs CET, was severely damaged and the rear gunner was wounded in both legs, left arm and both hands; force-landed at Ford at 01:19 hrs. The damage was assessed as category E.
The attacker has been identified as Oberfeldwebel Richard Launer of the 1./NJG 6, who had taken off from Mainz-Finthen airfield (Rheinland-Pfalz) in a Messerschmitt Bf 110G.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EB240
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 December 1942 | BB242 | 76 Sqn RAF | 2 | Courouvre, Meuse département |  |
w/o |
| 25 May 1944 | MZ623 | 76 Sqn RAF | 0 | 10 km. E of Turnhout, |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2020 19:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
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