ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239887
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DK255 |
| MSN: | ZL-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Épeautrolles, Eure-et-Loir 28 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:31 hrs local time for an operation against München in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances. There were no survivors. Six of them rest in the Saint-Désir War Cemetery (Calvados département).
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3858
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 January 1944 | LK923 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 3 | near Hamersleben, Am Großen Bruch, Sachsen-Anhalt |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2020 18:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
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