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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JD410 |
| MSN: | VR-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Erfenstein and Esthal; Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham |
Takeoff at 19:41 hrs local time for an operation against Mannheim and Ludwigshafen.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by a Bf 110 G-4 night fighter. It was seen to break up in the air and crashed in two pieces between Erfenstein and Esthal.
The attacker belonged either to 3./NJG 6 (Oblt. Hadeball) or 4./NJG 1 (Lt. Henseler).
Those who did not survive rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD410
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2020 08:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 10-Aug-2020 08:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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