ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264530
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:27 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK914 |
| MSN: | NA-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hellwege, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham |
Takeoff at 18:31 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Siegfried Hahn of the 9./NJG 3, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Stade airfield. The Halifax had also been coned by a searchlight before it crashed.
Those who did not survive rest in the Becklingen War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK914&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG3.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2021 17:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Jun-2021 17:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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