ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192809
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| Date: | Sunday 15 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:15 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD180 |
| MSN: | NF-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pont de Tasset, Annecy, Haute-Savoie 74 -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford, UK (takeoff at 21:40 hrs) |
Crashed during a mission to aid the French resistance. Six crew members died, as well as five persons on the ground. The plane crashed into several houses.
Sources:
http://www.lessorsavoyard.fr/Actualite/Annecy/2012/08/11/article_15_aout_1943_un_bombardier_anglais_s_ecr.shtml
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=521
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2017 12:44 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2021 17:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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