ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267392
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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:22 claim |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 415 (Swordfish) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MZ882 |
| MSN: | 6U-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 20 km west of Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (claim location) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire |
Took off at 16:02 hrs for an operation against Düsseldorf.
The aircraft was shot up by Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Burger of the 5./NJG 1, who had taken off in Bf 110 G-4 G9+AN at 18:45 hrs. It again was shot up by a 'Ju 88' at 19:31 hrs in the Stavelot (Belgium) area.
Sergeant R.A. Alford was wounded during the flight.
Returned to England and emergency-landed RAF Woodbridge, the damage was assessed as category B - beyond repair on site, i.e. repairable at a Maintenance Unit or at a contractor's works.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=MZ882&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?3621-R-A-F-Aircraft-WWII-categories-of-repair
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2021 14:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Sep-2021 14:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2021 14:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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