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| Date: | Sunday 25 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:25 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR940 |
| MSN: | MH- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kær Hestehave, municipality Sønderborg, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
On its way to the target Hamburg, Germany, HR940 was attacked and shot down by Oberleutnant Günther Köberich of the 11./NJG 3, flying Ju 88 C-6 D5+AV from Schleswig airfield, Germany.
Takeoff time: 22:56
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR940
The crew members were all laid to rest in Aabenraa cemetery, Denmark on 29 July 1943. A memorial stone has been erected on the crash site.
Sources:
http://www.moseleians.co.uk/roll-of-honour-2/
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR940
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2015 10:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jun-2015 13:37 | Next | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 23-Jul-2018 20:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2018 18:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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