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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD123 |
| MSN: | MH-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Niederdorfelden, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
Takeoff at 16:51 for an operation to Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Hit by four night fighter pilots:
- Hauptmann Werner Hüschens of the 4./NJG 2, flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Deelen airfield, the Netherlands
- Major Wilhelm Herget of the Stab I./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Florennes airfield, Belgium
- Leutnant Otto Brüning of the 1./JG 300, flying from Bonn-Hangelar airfield
- Feldwebel Rudolf Frank of the 6./NJG 3, flying a Ju 88 C-6 from probably Wittmund airfield
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD123
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD123
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2018 12:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 13:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Jan-2019 07:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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