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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR738 |
| MSN: | NP-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dumberg, Bad Lippspringe, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Werner Baake of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 or He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 20:12
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR738
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR738
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2018 09:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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