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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 1941 |
| Time: | 01:24 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L9530 |
| MSN: | MP-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ostmoor at Buxtehude, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham |
Takeoff at 21:35 LT for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy Flak & crashed.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=L9530
Google Maps
Media:
AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945: HANDLEY PAGE HP.57 HALIFAX. © IWM (CH 3378) Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2020 19:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Feb-2020 19:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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