ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279866
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| Date: | Friday 5 January 1945 |
| Time: | 19:25 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NZ360 |
| MSN: | KN-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km southeast of Steinhude, Wunstorf, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Full Sutton |
Takeoff at 16:48 hrs for an operation against Hannover.
Engaged by night fighter and Flak.
Relevant claims:
Hptm. Hermann Greiner: 43 Stab IV./NJG1 Lancaster i.R. (in Raum/area) Hannover 19.18 First Hannover Raid, outward-bound
Hptm. Heinz Rökker: 44 2./NJG2 Halifax N. of Nienburg (FT): 4.500 m. 19.19 First Hannover Raid, outward-bound
Ofw. Rudolf Winn: 4 1./NJG2 Lancaster W. edge of target Hannover: 5.500 m. 19.19 First Hannover Raid, outward-bound
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=77&qand=1945-01-05&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 August 1943 | JD125 | 77 Sqn RAF | 7 | La Saint-Denis, Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure |  |
w/o |
| 21 January 1944 | JD471 | 77 Sqn RAF | 6 | Zeitz, Sachsen-Anhalt | |
w/o |
| 17 June 1944 | NA508 | 77 Sqn RAF | 7 | Bovenkerkerpolder, Amstelveen, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2022 07:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
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