ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264523
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:40 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK645 |
| MSN: | MP-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Morsum, Thedinghausen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:43 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft was coned by a searchlight and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed.
Two of the crew were killed, five were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK645&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1943 | DK207 | 76 Sqn RAF | 5 | along the road Grathem - Kelpen-Oler, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2021 15:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Jun-2021 15:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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