ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206746
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| Date: | Friday 26 February 1943 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7919 |
| MSN: | DY-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heppendorf, Elsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Hit by Flak of the 7. Flak Division.
Target: Köln
Takeoff time: 18:54
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Edwin John Frith RAFVR 657022 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant James Peak RAF 642436 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Reginald Silvester Burgher RAFVR 139206 (NCO:657640 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 March, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant William Stewart RAFVR 1343848 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Trevor John Cox RAFVR 1193709 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Aubrey Rex James RAFVR 1579656 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Jack Wilby RAFVR 1214692 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/23035-W79191943-02-27.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7919
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 June 1942 | R9491 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea off Harwich, Essex, England |  |
w/o |
| 28 April 1944 | JN948 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | 800 metres south of Dourlers, Nord département |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2018 08:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Feb-2018 08:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Nov-2018 16:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2024 13:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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