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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:50 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JD457 |
| MSN: | VR-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gillenbeuren, Rheinland-Pfalz (claim location) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham |
Takeoff at 19:02 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft was shot down by Hauptmann Herbert Lütje of the Stab IV./NJG 6 (detached to 8./NJG 1), who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield in the Netherlands.
All seven rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD457&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2021 11:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
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