ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209498
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 04:37 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BB343 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | municipality of Lesquielles-Saint-Germain, Aisne, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Adolf Brandstetter of the 3./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217 from Florennes airfield, Belgium.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: EQ-X
Takeoff time: 20:57
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Joseph Jacques Alfred Guay RCAF R/55551 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Harold Walter Fill RCAF R/81030 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 16 July, 1940) [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Lloyd George Haines RCAF R/117684 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Francois Rolland Pilon RCAF R/90867 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Harry Winter RAFVR 1314142 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Irving MacDonald RCAF R/88100 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Anthony Patrick Gielty RAFVR 996048 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=649
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 09:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Jul-2021 06:32 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 23-Feb-2024 08:06 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2024 12:03 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation