ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265398
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| Date: | Friday 25 February 1944 |
| Time: | 23:43 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK705 |
| MSN: | SE-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Klelund plantation, Hovborg, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croft |
| Kiel Bay |
One of 50 Halifaxes from 419, 428, 429, 431, and 434 Squadrons ordered on a mining operation to Kiel Bay. The crews were over the bay at between 12,000 and 15,000 feet, sowing 78 x 1500 lb mines.
This aircraft was attacked by Leutnant Erich Lippert of the 10./NJG 3 while flying at 5600 metres altitude and crashed.
The crew is burried at Esbjerg, Denmark.
Sources:
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/Feb44/Feb25~2644.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=lk705&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.flensted.eu.com/1944027.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
Faldne allierde flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 May 1944 | LK884 | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Rance, Hainaut |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2021 15:59 | tachel | Added |
| 23-Aug-2021 13:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2024 08:27 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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