Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II crash, Aug 27, 1942 (7 killed)
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II accident on August 27, 1942 near Buurse Overijssel, Netherlands with 7 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was shot down by...
- Date: August 27, 1942
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
- Location: Buurse Overijssel, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was shot down by a German night fighter flown by Hauptmann Wolfgang Thimmig.
Halifax II W1270 of 103 Squadron took off from RAF Elsham Wolds on a bombing raid. It was shot down by a German night fighter over the Netherlands and crashed in flames near Buurserveen, about 4 km south of Haaksbergen. All seven crew were killed.