ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345238
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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MZ418 |
| MSN: | KW-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Over Lüneburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft was on a daytime bombing mission to the ship yards of Hamburg. It was attacked head on and set afire over Lüneburg by three Me-262 jet fighters of I and II JG7. The crew all managed to abandon the aircraft safely but the pilot was severely beaten once on the ground and later died of his injuries.
Sources:
425 (RCAF) Squadron wartime records from RCAF/Archives Canada
Loss report from the Personnel file of the pilot Flight Lieutenant Charles Lesesne (Archives Canada)
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2200529
https://aircrewremembered.com/lesesne-charles.html
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=mz418&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2023 18:45 | tachel | Added |
| 04-Sep-2023 18:47 | tachel | Updated |
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