ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161612
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| Date: | Friday 22 October 1943 |
| Time: | 20:05 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JN920 |
| MSN: | LK-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bosdellen, Retie, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Crashed on a bombing mission to Kassel (Germany). The aircraft was hit by the 2.-4./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 594. The crew of 7 perished in the crash.
Takeoff time: 17:55
Crew:
Sgt. C. Hall RCAF Pilot
Sgt. G.H. Bennett Navigator
Sgt. M.S. Williams Flight Engineer
Sgt. E. Parker Bomb Aimer
Sgt. R.S. Sitch Wireless Operator
Sgt. J.C. Cowie Mid Upper Gunner
Sgt. T.V. Lewis Tail Gunner
R.I.P.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JN920
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-te-retie
http://www.wingsmuseum.co.uk/halifax_jn920_memorial.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 June 1943 | HR839 | 51 Sqn RAF | 6 | Gerheiden, Olen, Antwerp | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2013 17:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Nov-2013 10:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2018 15:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2018 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 01:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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