ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207430
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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:18 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT739 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km east-northeast of Altstätte -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Shot down by Hptm. Herbert Lütje of the 8./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: DY-P
Takeoff time: 19:26
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Edward William Leon Charlebois RAFVR 1386718 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Herbert Rex Kemp RAF 1104795 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Dennis Allan Pellatt Horne RAF 1330509 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Andrew Dewar Williams RAF 1344406 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Walter Stanley Hedges RAF 1380186 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant H F Powers RAF 547802 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ernest Arthur Hughes RAFVR 1467789 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/22974-DT7391943-03-13.html
http://www.102ceylonsquadron.co.uk/memoriescrews.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2018 20:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Mar-2018 20:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2024 08:22 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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