ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176694
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| Date: | Friday 2 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 640 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NP965 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Floreffe, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Halifax Mk.III NP965 ("C8-Y") of 640 Squadron RAF. Lost on operations 02/03/1945: Crashed on returning from a bombing mission to Cologne, Germany.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Robinson DFM RAFVR 117514 (NCO:1254528 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 24 March, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Donald Henry George Tiley RAFVR 1853257 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Frank Edwin Watkin RAAF Aus/418895 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Benjamin Francis O'Neill RAAF Aus/425048 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Harold (Harry) Wolfson RAAF Aus/424253 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant James Henry William Turner RAFVR 1813672 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Charles Kenneth Fielder RAFVR 2206034 [Killed]
The deceased are all buried at Heverlee War Cemetery, Belgium. The plane crashed inside French/Belgian allied controlled territory, near Floreffe, Namur Province, Wallonia (at approximate co ordinates 50°26′N 04°47′E)
Sources:
1. http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RC09125_008--1-.pdf
2. https://halifaxjd371kno.com/index.php/floreffe-halifax-iii-np965-c8-y-640-squadron/
3. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/NP9651945-03-01.html
4. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1083614
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2015 07:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jun-2015 17:32 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Jul-2016 07:20 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Country] |
| 02-Mar-2017 00:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2022 03:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Mar-2024 08:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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