Halifax LW425 B/A.Mk.III - Bombing Berlin Germany - 1944-03-24 to 1944-03-24
Squadron: 425 (B) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1944-03-24
Completion Date: 1944-03-24
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Berlin Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Tholthorpe
Take Off Time: 18:52
Squadron Code: KW-V
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics: near Seyda
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
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Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable

425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai) RAF Tholthorpe. Halifax BIII aircraft LW 425 KW-V crashed near Seyda, Germany during operations over Berlin, Germany, believed shot down by a night fighter operating in the Wilde Sau role (Schrage Musik)

Flying Officer JALL Renaud (RCAF), Flying Officer RFJP Brazeau (RCAF), Pilot Officer MW Boyer (RCAF), Pilot Officer JJBB Huot (RCAF), Pilot Officer CS Turner (RCAF)(USA), Pilot Officer RA Hanks (RAFVR) and Sergeant JR Nutman (RAFVR) were all killed in action

There were two 425 Squadron Halifax aircraft lost on this operation. Please aircraft serial LW 428 KW-C for additional information

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