ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239883
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:47 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DK262 |
| MSN: | IP-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Perlacher Forst, Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:35 hrs local time for an operation against München.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin & Oberfeldwebel Friedrich Johrden of the 6./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+AP from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield in Belgium.
All seven crew members rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery..
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/olmstead-leonard-thomas.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2020 18:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
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