ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239884
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:50 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB921 |
| MSN: | DY-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Antdorf, Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:29 hrs local time for an operation against München.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Manfred Meurer of the Stab II./NJG 5, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Parchim airfield in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Those who did not survive rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB921
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 December 1942 | W7911 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher, Somme département |  |
w/o |
| 20 February 1944 | HX185 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Brandenburg an der Havel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2020 18:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
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