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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:13 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR846 |
| MSN: | TL-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | target area (Berlin) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley |
Coned by searchlights and hit by two night fighter pilots:
- Oberleutnant Lenz Finster of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
- Leutnant Peter Spoden of the 5./NJG 5, flying Bf 110 G-4 'C9+KP' from Parchim airfield.
Takeoff time: 20:21
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR846
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR846
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2018 13:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
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