ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209426
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:19 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB870 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | municipality Goyencourt, Somme, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Helmut Bergmann of the Stab III./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield.
Target: Mannheim
Call Sign: MP-F
Takeoff time: 21:15
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant William Illingworth RAFVR 1387760 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald Woodhall RAFVR 995589 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Clifford George West RAFVR 1316504 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Herbert Donald Dixon RAFVR 125643 [Killed] (NCO:1379436 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 01 September, 1942)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Edwin Gordon Thomas RAFVR 1270671 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Sydney William Patton RAFVR 1384483 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant David Aubrey Watkins RAFVR 1652776 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=4133
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2018 19:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Dec-2023 17:34 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
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