ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203572
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1942 |
| Time: | 00:25 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1099 |
| MSN: | DY-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cottesmore, County Rutland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalton, North Yorkshire |
Leaflet dropping sortie over Vichy France. Crashed 00:25 hrs while trying to make an emergency landing at RAF Cottesmore. No injuries reported.
Crew
Pilot: Flt Sgt Charles Rae Barr RCAF
Observer: Flt Sgt David Conter RCAF
Flight Engineer: Sgt John William Brown RAF
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: Sgt Ronald Charles Perriam RAFVR
Air Gunner: Sgt E.H. Williams
Air Gunner: Sgt John George Smith Rocks RAFVR
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Aircraft lost on Allied Force’s Special Duty Operations
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 1942 | W7653 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 3 | Hamois, Namur |  |
w/o |
| 27 July 1942 | W1142 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 2 | Niedersachsen or Hamburg |  |
w/o |
| 10 August 1942 | BB211 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 3 | Elbergen, Emsbüren, Ems, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 9 November 1942 | DT539 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 8 | Oosterend, Texel, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 22 November 1942 | W7914 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | Hangest sur Somme |  |
w/o |
| 28 July 1943 | JD150 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | near Höbek, Haßmoor, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 11 August 1943 | JD369 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 6 | near Alsenborn, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2017 22:50 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2023 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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