ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265242
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:42 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW225 |
| MSN: | EY-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 5 km W of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:08 hrs (local time) for an operation against Bochum in Germany.
Homeward-bound, shot down by Unteroffizier Hans-Eugen von Gienanth of the 11./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
There were no survivors among the crew, of whom three are still missing in action.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW225&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 September 1942 | W7782 | 78 Sqn RAF | 3 | Sclayn, Andenne, Namur |  |
w/o |
| 31 August 1943 | JD453 | 78 Sqn RAF | 3 | west of Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2021 15:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Jun-2022 00:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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