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| Date: | Saturday 9 October 1943 |
| Time: | 01:13 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW317 |
| MSN: | NP-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schwaförden, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield, the Netherlands. Also coned by searchlights.
Takeoff time: 22:47
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW317
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW317
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2018 17:17 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 02-Nov-2018 17:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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