ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162964
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| Date: | Monday 23 August 1943 |
| Time: | 22:15 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR980 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 km east of Gollin, Templin, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett, Yorkshire |
Halifax HR980: Took off 20:14hrs on 23 Aug 1943 from RAF Lissett. Cause of loss not established.
Crashed during a bombing raid in the vicinity of Berlin, in the night of 23/24 August 1943. The entire crew perished in the crash.
During the war, two out of seven crew members were buried.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Leighton BUCK (1391079) Nav. RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt William Arnold BURGUM (Aus.414463) Pilot RAAF - killed
Sgt Arthur COX (1175980) WOp RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt Harley Cecil HARBER (Aus.421595) RAAF - killed
F/Sgt Gordon Rudolph HARRISON (R/76374) Air Gunner RCAF - killed
Sgt Donald Roy HEMPSTOCK (1578243) Air Bomber RAFVR - killed
Sgt Roland HILL (1202448) Flt/Eng RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://aircrewremembered.com/burgum-william.html
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/450599/Government-urged-to-give-airmen-from-WWII-bomber-found-in-swamp-proper-burial
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2014 11:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Nov-2019 20:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 19-May-2023 05:44 | Anon. | Updated [[Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code]] |
| 21-Nov-2023 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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