ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49197
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 February 1945 |
| Time: | 22:27 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 347 (Tunisie) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NA197 |
| MSN: | L8-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kokmeeuwenweg road, municipality Asten, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington, Yorkshire |
| RAF Elvington |
Takeoff at 18:59 hrs for a bombing operation against Goch in Germany.
Homeward-bound, shot down by a night fighter.
Three French crew members died in the crash:
Pilot, Sgt Jean-Marie Aristide Bagot (27)
Sgt Paul Marie J. Le Mitouard (23)
Capt Bernard Louis Henri Pelliot (31)
R.I.P.
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5208
Google Maps
http://www.bhic.nl/?id=13928
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-May-2014 13:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2016 18:06 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 26-Jan-2020 19:57 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2022 13:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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