ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49744
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| Date: | Monday 9 October 1944 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 462 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | LL604 |
| MSN: | Z5-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Giesbeek - Vaalwaard, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 17:42 hrs for a bombing operation against Bochum in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit in the nose, navigator’s compartment and fuselage and abandoned on fire ENE of Arnhem. The Halifax had been attacked by Hauptmann Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the Stab IV./NJG 1, who had taken off from Dortmund-Brackel airfield in Germany at 20:09 hrs, in Bf 110 G-4 G9+EF.
Four of the crew were taken prisoner of war, three managed to evade capture.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4512&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Mar-2021 09:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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