ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234538
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| Date: | Friday 31 March 1944 |
| Time: | 04:13 claim |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 640 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW500 |
| MSN: | C8-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel off the Somme département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:05 hrs for an operation to Nürnberg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was attacked by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Modrow & Unteroffizier Schneider of the 2./NJG 1, who had taken off from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands at 02:07 hrs, in Heinkel 219 G9+CK. It was ditched off the coast, all seven crew members are missing in action.
For their names, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW500
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2020 11:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Mar-2021 17:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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