ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205670
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:46 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W7715 |
| MSN: | LQ-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bimolten, Nordhorn, GB, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Takeoff at 23:04 hrs for an operation to Bremen.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Alfred Brackmann of the 2./NJG 3, who was flying a Bf 110 from Vechta airfield - (claim) Bimolten 7km NNW Nordhorn at 01:46.
Those who did not survive rest at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery:
Pilot:72261 Flt Lt Harold Liversidge - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 2. E. 3.
Flight Engineer:568805 Sgt Lawrence Harold Bradbrook - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 15. B. 9-18.
Flight Engineer:1335996 Sgt John Edward Thomas Foot - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 15. B. 9-18.
Observer:R/56251 Sgt William Etherington Alcazar RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 15. B. 9-18.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/91235 Sgt Alan Garfield McFee RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 15. B. 9-18.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/93140 Sgt Lewis Nelson Dearlove RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 15. A. 4.
Air Gunner:R/108349 Sgt J W Dumond RCAF PoW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe). PoW Number 42802.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7715
RAF Prisoners of War
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 1942 | W7708 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Bruchem, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 2 October 1942 | DG228 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Vredebest farm near Noordwijkerhout, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2018 17:08 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 05-Feb-2018 17:10 | Red Dragon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 05-May-2020 09:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2022 04:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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