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| Date: | Friday 2 October 1942 |
| Time: | 21:40 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1275 |
| MSN: | EY-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Herongen, Straelen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:32 hrs local time for an operation to Krefeld.
The aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke of the 1./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
Those who did not survive rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W1275
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2020 08:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
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