ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270045
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| Date: | Monday 8 December 1941 |
| Time: | 05:15 claim |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD791 |
| MSN: | PL-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oteppe, Burdinne, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
Operation - Aachen, Germany.
The aircraft was intercepted by the crew of Feldwebel Zech & Obergefreiter Braun of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 from Sint-Truiden (St Trond) airfield.
All four crew rest in the Heverlee War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/hampden-bij-oteppe
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 July 1941 | AD924 | 144 Sqn RAF | 2 | Borreshoefstraat road, Dilsen-Stokkem, Limburg | |
w/o |
| 5 November 1941 | AE424 | 144 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea off Schiermonnikoog, Friesland |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2021 10:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Dec-2021 19:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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