ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207568
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| Date: | Saturday 9 January 1943 |
| Time: | 18:25 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7751 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bryndum near Esbjerg -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rufforth |
Coned by searchlights and hit by Flak. Also claimed by Lt. Günther Rogge of the 12./NJG 3, but his claim was rejected and the victory credited to the Flak units.
Operation: Gardening - mine-laying operations
Target area: Broccoli (The Great Belt)
Call Sign: NP-F
Takeoff time: 16:02
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Roger Owen RAFVR 1174901 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Joseph Edward Robert Lavigne RCAF R/87497 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Sidney Llewellyn RAF 540353 [Fatal Injury, died 15-01-1942]
Navigator : Sergeant Peter Frank Edward Newman RAFVR 1382409 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Ian Kieran Crawford RAFVR 1082106 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Douglas Mann RCAF R/79067 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Herbert Ivor Goodwill RAFVR 1535711 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Peter Stanley Skinner RAF 1166163 [PoW]
The killed crew is burried at Esbjerg, Denmark.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430002.shtml
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Faldne Allierede Flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2018 09:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Mar-2018 09:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 02-Nov-2018 12:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2019 18:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 09-Jan-2024 07:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2024 10:07 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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