ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209627
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:51 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT747 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hjertingvej road in Sædding -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Outward-bound for Stettin, hit by Flak.
Call Sign: DY-P
Takeoff time: 21:20
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Wilfred Ambrose Griffiths RAFVR 1316333 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant Thomas Samuel Eric Bennett RNZAF NZ/415055 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant James Thomas Smith RAFVR 1053959 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Wilfrid Charles Marsh RAFVR 1312151 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant James Kenneth Campbell RAFVR 1065510 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Arnold Jenkinson RAFVR 1380237 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Alexander Cuthbert Weir RCAF R/123705 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Bertram Charles John White RAFVR 1339032 [Killed]
All lie at the Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430028.shtml
Faldene Allierede Flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2018 20:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Oct-2018 14:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2018 18:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2024 08:13 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2024 11:09 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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