ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279936
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| Date: | Friday 2 February 1945 |
| Time: | 23:30 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ487 |
| MSN: | MH-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dormagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
Takeoff at 20:14 hrs for an operation against Wanne-Eickel at Herne.
Hit by Flak of the 7. Flak-Division and crashed.
Those who perished rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=MZ487&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 1944 | LV783 | 51 Sqn RAF | 6 | Moelingen, Voeren, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 2 May 1944 | MZ593 | 51 Sqn RAF | 4 | Koolskamp, Ardooie, West Flanders | |
w/o |
| 28 May 1944 | LK885 | 51 Sqn RAF | 3 | near Aacht, Noord Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2022 09:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
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