ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208233
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| Date: | Saturday 27 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:31 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR753 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | impacted into the central railway station of Bremen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: NP-H
Takeoff time: 20:01
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Edward Charles Hibburt RAFVR 1199434 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Henry Penrose RCAF R/57798 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Joseph Bertram Kelly RAF 1039478 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Harry Bostock Pearson RAF 128623 (NCO:1481260 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 October, 1942) [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant John Granville Hawkesworth RAF 1268195 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Raymond Douglas Harding RAF 1245902 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Michael Briton Budd RAF 1378860 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/20969-HR7531943-03-28.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2018 17:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 12:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Mar-2024 08:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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