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| Date: | Saturday 9 October 1943 |
| Time: | 02:00 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD253 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Farmbeck, Humfeld -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, UK |
Shot down by German Luftwaffe upon returning from a bombing mission on Hannover, Germany.
The entire crew of seven perished in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.spurensuche-owl.de/front_content.php?idcat=125&lang=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2014 20:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Oct-2014 07:35 | Kraus | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
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