ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207267
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 March 1943 |
| Time: | 02:15 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT734 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rue du Petit Brussels -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington |
Shot down by Uffz. Dieter Erichsen of the 2./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217J from Florennes airfield.
Target: München
Call Sign: KN-J
Takeoff time: 20:00
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Robert John Sage AFC RAF 39342 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant B J I Walker DFM RAF 950785 [Evaded]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Brian Desmond Barker DFC RAFVR 129452 (NCO:957977 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 September, 1942) [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant M Crabtree RAF 1206747 [Evaded]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Dennis Walter Bateman DFC RAF 139205 (NCO:1168346 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 March, 1943) [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Dennis Loader Morris RAF 1476160 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer Kenneth Alexander Adam RAFVR 124637 (NCO:1059119 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 July, 1942) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/24428-DT7341943-03-10.html
https://www.luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-dt734-te-boussu
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2018 21:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Nov-2022 20:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Mar-2024 14:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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