ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269395
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 July 1941 |
| Time: | 01:54 approx |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L9502 |
| MSN: | TL-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Meeuwen, Oudsbergen, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Took off at 23:01 hrs for a bombing operation against Frankfurt in Germany.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by Flak.
All seven were sooner or later taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5637&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1943 | HR799 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Valkenberg, SE of Venray, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 12 November 1943 | HR798 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 1 | near Lisieux, Calvados, Normandie |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2021 19:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
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