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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:24 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT793 |
| MSN: | KN-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:18 hrs local time for an operation to München in Bayern.
Near the target, the aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Werner Hoffmann of the Stab I./NJG 5, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Stendal airfield in Sachsen-Anhalt.
The aircraft is missing in action as are its seven crew members. They are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DT793
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2020 18:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
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