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| Date: | Saturday 11 December 1943 |
| Time: | 01:54 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BB378 |
| MSN: | NF-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ugerløse, Sjælland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Hit by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Klaus Möller of the 12./NJG 3, flying a Ju 88 from probably Kopenhagen-Kastrup airfield. The Halifax pilot succesfully force-landed the burning aircraft.
The aircraft was on a supply-dropping operation to Denmark.
Takeoff time: 21:50
The entire crew survived the crash:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BB378
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430120.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BB378
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2013 18:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Feb-2014 11:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 03-Jun-2015 14:35 | Wilbur | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, ] |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 08-Dec-2018 15:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2018 15:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
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