ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266571
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1944 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 1664 HCU RCAF |
| Registration: | LL240 |
| MSN: | ZU-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Between Melmerby and Rainton, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Approximately 2 minutes after take off, starboard wing impacted ground suggesting problems with starboard engine(s) but no definite evidence was discovered to explain this loss. The aircraft was completely destroyed in the resulting fire.
Sources:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york44/ll240.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=ll240&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Personnel records of the crew from DND/Archives Canada
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ll240&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2021 13:16 | tachel | Added |
| 09-Aug-2021 14:02 | tachel | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2021 15:56 | tachel | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 10-Nov-2023 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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