ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207332
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| Date: | Thursday 11 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:46 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BB212 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Altneudorf, 10 km northeast of Heidelberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
Shot down by Lt. Johannes Engels of the 10./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
Target: Stuttgart
Call Sign: LQ-P
Takeoff time: 20:04
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer George Theodore Chretien DFM RCAF J/16955 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Arthur Cyril Collin RCAF R/60126 [PoW]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Thomas Edward Carlon DFM RCAF R/16815 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer John Scott Probert RCAF J/16627 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Harold George Reynolds RCAF R/82514 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Ernest Danes RCAF R/91221 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Robert Moore RAFVR 1040804 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=8983.0;wap2
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2018 22:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Mar-2018 07:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Mar-2024 07:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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