ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176223
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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | 19:47 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HX273 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beltershausen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by German Luftwaffe during a bombing raid on Frankfurt, Germany.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Patrick John Edwards RAAF Aus/413748 [Killed], buried at the British War Cemetery in Hannover, Germany.
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Reginald Stephen Hall RAF 1812950 [PoW]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Beamish Gore Brett RAAF Aus/410143 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Ralph Spencer Parsons RAAF Aus/409226 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Bruce Loane RAAF Aus/421353 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Francis Shamus Cahir RAAF Aus419441 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Edward Frank Spalding RAF 932656 [PoW]
One of the first operational losses of Halifax III aircraft.
Sources:
https://fliegerschicksale.de.tl/20-.--Dezember-1943.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2015 17:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jun-2015 13:42 | Yety | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Dec-2023 07:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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