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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD115 |
| MSN: | NP-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kraftsolms, Waldsolms, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Takeoff at 16:39 for an operation to Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Schrode of the 5./NJG 2, flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Deelen airfield, the Netherlands. Due to an explosion in the Halifax both aircraft went down, the gunner of the Junkers didn't survive either.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
Aircrew Remembered - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD115
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2018 12:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 13:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-May-2019 19:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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