ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167011
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR727 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Edale Moor, Kinder Scout -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
Halifax IHR727: Took off 17:20hrs 4 Oct 1943 from Snaith. On return encountered very poor weather conditions and whilst trying to establish their position the Halifax crashed 01:30hrs on ashop Moor Derbyshire.
Crashed on a bombing mission after being hit by a German fighter plane.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Ernest Hatfield Fenning RAF 658569 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Eric George Lane RAFVR 1583419 [Fatal Injury]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Class II Jean Gilbert Felix Fortin RCAF R/117476 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Victor H Garland RAF [Injured]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frank Squibbs RAFVR 1411892 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Boris Karl Short RAFVR 1398053 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James B Mack RAF [Injured]
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://aircrashsites.co.uk/air-crash-sites-5/memorial-at-site-of-crashed-halifax-mk-2-hr727-kinder-scout-2/
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2014 11:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Nov-2023 19:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Apr-2024 15:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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