ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209631
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:01 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR722 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Store Bælt off Drøsselbjerg Klint -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Homebound from Stettin, hit by light Flak of the 1./leichte Flak-Abteilung 985.
Call Sign: NP-C
Takeoff time: 21:18
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant David James Donaldson RAF 43934 [Killed] (NCO:560595 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 July, 1940)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Leonard Whyatt RAF 541136 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Henry Frederick Daniel Lay RAFVR 987264 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Wilfred John Parsons RAFVR 120073 [Killed] (NCO:926039 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 28 April, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant David Frank Rawlinson Banks RAFVR 1338445 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant George William Cole RAFVR 1382074 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Michael Joseph Fitzgerald RAFVR 922593 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer George Harold Willis RAFVR 124109 [Killed] (NCO:710108 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 October, 1942)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430031.shtml
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2018 20:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 12:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 25-May-2023 19:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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