ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243508
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| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:06 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LV784 |
| MSN: | MH-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weisweiler, Eschweiler, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Operation - Rothe Erde railway station at Aachen.
The aircraft was hit by the 3., 4. & 6./schwere Flak-Abteilung 514 and crashed.
All seven crew members rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LV784
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 November 1943 | HR950 | 51 Sqn RAF | 2 | Niederembt, Elsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 20 December 1943 | JD123 | 51 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Niederdorfelden, Hessen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2020 07:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
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