ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209489
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:50 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT670 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Châlons-en-Champagne, Marne 51 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hans Autenrieth of the 6./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217N from Saint-Dizier airfield.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: MH-M
Takeoff time: 20:23
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Douglas Frederick Inch RAFVR 1271750 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Ernest Lee Lancaster RAAF Aus/408770 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Raymond Frederick Clements RAFVR 124706 (NCO:1337201 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 September, 1942) [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Robin Morris Mumme RAFVR 700735 [Killed]
Sergeant Frederick Peter Dards RAF 1691788 [PoW]
Sergeant Thomas Frederick Hayden RAFVR 1244010 [Killed]
Sergeant H Riley RAF 1079476 [Evaded]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=67
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 08:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 19:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 04:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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