ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160780
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| Date: | Saturday 3 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PN437 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Sledmere Grange, East Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by intruder on return from Kamen.
Crew:-
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Cyril John Wilson Muir RAFVR 186969 (NCO:1605622 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 19 December, 1944) [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Douglas John Harris RAFVR 154392 (NCO:1587155 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 February, 1944) [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Christopher Alan Rogers RAFVR 150123 (NCO:1579176 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 April, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Robert Henry Houldey RAFVR 1586441 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Wilfred Middleton RAFVR 1254118 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Joseph Emerson Dent RAFVR 3041986 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Edward Anthony Jack Farrow RAFVR 3005547 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2013 17:15 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Jan-2016 14:52 | JIXN | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Jan-2024 17:24 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Mar-2024 07:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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