ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166267
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 December 1943 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LW282 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Steimke -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St.George. |
Halifax LW282_ Took off 1648 29 Dec 1943 from Middleton St.George.
Crashed after being shot down by German Luftwaffe. The entire crew baled out safely.
Crew:-
Pilot : P/O Robert Leslie Thompson RCAF J/19520 [PoW]
F/E : Sgt George Cooper RAF 1873080 [PoW]
Nav : Sgt Francis Herbert Webb RCAF R/139545 [PoW]
B/A : Sgt Simon Joseph Maloney RCAF R/130425 [PoW]
W/Op : Sgt Robert George Bilyard RAF 1320259 [PoW]
M/U : Sgt Albert Sutton Carroll RCAF R/193150 [PoW]
R/G : Sgt William John Barry RCAF R/87486 [PoW]
Sources:
http://www.kreiszeitung.de/lokales/diepholz/syke/letzte-flug-endet-steimke-3289558.html
ORB 419 Sqdn RCAF
POW list RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2014 13:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Apr-2018 20:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Nov-2023 13:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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