ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160754
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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 298 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PN243 |
| MSN: | T-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off the Norwegian Coast (North Sea) -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tarrent Rushton |
Missing on SOE mission to Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. The entire crew is MIA.
Took off from Tarrant Rushton at 20:26 hrs on SOE operation OSTLER 2 to Norway. Aircraft failed to return with crew
Presumed killed in action. All commemorated on Runnymede Memorial.
Crew
Fg Off Peter Ireland RAFVR - Pilot - (KIA)
Flt Sgt Cyril Alexander RAFVR - Air Bomber - (KIA)
F/Sgt Alfred George King RAFVR - Wireless Op - (KIA)
WO James Alexander Buzza RCAF - Tail Gunner - (KIA)
Sgt Thomas Reynolds RAFVR - Flight Engineer - (KIA)
F/Sgt Kenneth Woodhart RAFVR - Navigator - (KIA)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/03650.php
Aircraft lost on Allied Force’s Special Duty Operations & Associated Roll of Honour
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2013 02:28 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Sep-2015 15:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2016 16:06 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2016 16:15 | Red Dragon | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 01-Nov-2018 15:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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