ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244654
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| Date: | Sunday 6 December 1942 |
| Time: | 22:41 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7911 |
| MSN: | DY-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher, Somme département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 17:02 hrs for a bombing operation against Mannheim in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by the 2./schwere Flak-Abteilung 417 and the 3./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 122; crashed.
The seven crew members rest in the Abbeville cemetery.
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3811
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 September 1943 | JB921 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 3 | Antdorf, Bayern |  |
w/o |
| 20 February 1944 | HX185 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Brandenburg an der Havel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2020 20:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
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