ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279864
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| Date: | Friday 5 January 1945 |
| Time: | 19:29 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NA602 |
| MSN: | DY-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km northeast of Frielingen, Garbsen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Takeoff at 16:52 hrs for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was shot down by Hauptmann Heinz Rökker of 2./NJG 2, flying Ju 88 G-6 4R+CK from Twente airfield in the Netherlands, using Schräge Musik.
Those who perished rest in the Hannover War Cemetery. For their names, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=NA602&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 May 1944 | MZ649 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 2 | Tubize, Walloon Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 17 August 1944 | NA504 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | sea off Schleswig-Holstein | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2022 07:17 | TigerTimon | Added |
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