ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244230
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:19 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LW672 |
| MSN: | KW-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Köln-Niehl, Hafengebiet -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:30 hrs for a bombing operation against the synthetic oil plant at Wesseling.
The aircraft was engaged by heavy (schwere) & light (leichte) Flak; plummeted to the ground.
Those who did not survive rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW672
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2020 16:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2022 13:32 | manniwei | Updated [Location] |
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