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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:10 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD416 |
| MSN: | EY-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Eckerde - Großgoltern (Barsinghausen, Niedersachsen) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:06 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was coned by a searchlight and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed.
All eight rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD416&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2021 08:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
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