ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244298
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| Date: | Friday 21 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:43 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 578 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ556 |
| MSN: | LK-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vluynbusch, Neukirchen-Vluyn, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Burn, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:10 hrs for a bombing operation against Bottrop.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak and crashed.
Those who did not survive rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=MZ556
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2020 16:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
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