Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III crash, Mar 31, 1944 (7 killed)
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III accident on March 31, 1944 near Nuremberg Bavaria, Germany with 7 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a night fighter in...
- Date: March 31, 1944
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III
- Location: Nuremberg Bavaria, Germany
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by a night fighter in the target area
Halifax III LW429 Sweet Adeline of 425 Squadron RCAF left Tholthorpe for the Nuremberg raid on the night of 30/31 March 1944. It was shot down by a night fighter in the target area and crashed at Tauchersreuth, with all seven crew killed. The crew are buried at Durnbach War Cemetery.