ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209292
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| Date: | Friday 16 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:03 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7873 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Le Longpont,at border of municipalities Marchais and Liesse-Notre-Dame -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Helmut Bergmann of the Stab III./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: TL-M
Takeoff time: 21:16
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant William Robert Owen RAF 112860 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 January, 1942) [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant William George Allen DFM RAFVR 903697 (Officer:170456 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 February, 1944) [Evaded]
Navigator : Pilot Officer George Cruickshank RAFVR 136732 (NCO:657471 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 26 January, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant John Reid Martyn RCAF R/133280 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Donald Ronald Bradley DFM RAFVR 1377851 [Evaded]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Cyril Bourne RAFVR 933423 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Joseph William Young RAFVR 1216336 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=650
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2018 21:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Apr-2018 21:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Oct-2018 07:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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