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Date: | Saturday 28 August 1943 |
Time: | 03:19 |
Type: | Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | JD371 |
MSN: | KN-O |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | municipality of Clavier, Liège -
Belgium
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Elvington, Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:While returning from a bombing mission to Nürnberg, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Martin Drewes of the 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Takeoff time: 20:55
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD371
Sources:
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/10605871.Belgian_tribute_to_honour_Stourport_RAF_hero/_/ http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/nl/content/gedenksteen-halifax-jd371 http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD371 nachtjagd combat archive 1943 part two
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Aug-2013 09:38 |
gerard57 |
Added |
15-Nov-2013 14:44 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
27-Aug-2018 07:51 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
07-Nov-2018 20:59 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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