ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190660
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| Date: | Friday 28 April 1944 |
| Time: | 03:10 claim |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JN948 |
| MSN: | DY-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 800 metres south of Dourlers, Nord département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington, Yorkshire, UK |
Takeoff at 01:28 hrs for an operation to railway yards at Aulnoye-Aymeries.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Konrad Beyer of the 1./NJG 4, who had taken off from Florennes airfield in Belgium.
The entire crew of seven died in the crash. They are buried at the cemetery of Maubeuge, France.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/59224/article/2016-10-14/un-bombardier-halifax-s-ecrase-en-avril-1944-un-citoyen-gallois-mene-l-enquete
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1230
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 June 1942 | R9491 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea off Harwich, Essex, England |  |
w/o |
| 26 February 1943 | W7919 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | Heppendorf, Elsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2016 07:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Apr-2020 19:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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