ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264580
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:52 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW232 |
| MSN: | EY-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langenhagen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:41 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was damaged by Oberfeldwebel Arthur Gross of the 8./JG 300 (flying a Bf 109 G-6 from Oldenburg airfield) and engaged by heavy (schwere) Flak.
Note: also coned by a searchlight.
Those who did not survive rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW232&qand=1943-09-22&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 February 1944 | LV794 | 78 Sqn RAF | 3 | near Fischbach bei Dahn, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
| 8 June 1944 | MZ577 | 78 Sqn RAF | 5 | 4 kms S of Lieusaint (Seine-et-Marne) |  |
w/o |
| 6 October 1944 | LL588 | 78 Sqn RAF | 7 | Grote Bloksepolder, Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2021 18:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
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