ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208227
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| Date: | Saturday 27 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:45 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7907 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | to the north of Habighorst near Vegesack/Bremen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley |
Hit by heavy Flak units.
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: TL-M
Takeoff time: 19:50
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Harl J. Espy RAFVR 118575 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald Albert Henry Thomas RAF 575820 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant George Charles Dynes RAFVR 1501437 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer James Hubert Naylor RNZAF NZ/413111 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Charles Smith RAFVR 1377817 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant George Harold Yeates RAFVR 1390540 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Charles Pattison RAFVR 632331 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/26378-W79071943-03-28.html
https://rafgraveley.wordpress.com/aircraft-losses-from-graveley-1942-1945/
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2018 17:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Mar-2018 18:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Oct-2018 07:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Mar-2024 08:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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