ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279878
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 February 1945 |
| Time: | 22:04 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk VII |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | RG449 |
| MSN: | QO-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | just west of Schönau an der Brend, Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 16:49 hrs for an operation against Chemnitz.
Homeward-bound, Hauptmann Heinz Rökker of 2./NJG 2 positioned himself under the Halifax and set the bomber’s starboard wing in flames between the two engines with two bursts of Schräge Musik; his quarry plunged down to crash at Schönau an der Brend at 22:04 hrs.
He was flying a Junkers Ju 88 G-6 from Twente airfield in the Netherlands.
For more details see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/thompson-jack-h.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2022 09:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
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