ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265238
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 September 1943 |
| Time: | 21:55 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK634 |
| MSN: | IP-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Legden, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:18 hrs (local time) for an operation against Bochum in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was shot down by the crew of Hauptmann Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld, Oberfeldwebel Renette & Unteroffizier Röber of the Stab III./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Fliegerhorst Twente in the Netherlands.
Those who perished rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK634&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rcaf434squadron.com/crash-sites-memorials/crash-sites-failed-to-return/20805787?originalSize=true
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2021 15:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
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