ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162498
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:33 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB930 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tjæreborg near Esbjerg, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne |
Outward-bound for Stettin. Hit by light Flak units and Marine Flak.
The crew survived and set fire to the plane to prevent it being used by the enemy.
Call Sign: ZA-H
Takeoff time: 21:24
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Frederick Glover RAF 1098307 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald Sidney Burr RAF 1486008 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Dennis Eric Taylor RAF 1388419 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Robert Bell RAF 1148678 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Edward James Philipps RAF 1379856 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Lieutenant Thomas Herbert Baker DFC DFM RAF 45552 (NCO:563032 : Commission Gazetted Friday 09 May, 1941) [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Ernest Everett RAF 920750 [PoW]
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430022.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2013 19:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Apr-2014 21:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2014 15:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration] |
| 19-Apr-2018 17:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2018 17:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2024 06:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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