ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214230
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 August 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR861 |
| MSN: | TL-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Biblis, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Heinrich Wohlers of the Stab I./NJG 6, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
Takeoff time: 21:36
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Elliss Trevor Ware DFC RAF 123618 [PoW] (NCO:1390224 Commission Gazetted : Friday 10 July, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Jack Fiddler RAF 633093 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Charles Bowmer Russell RAF 121731 [PoW] (NCO:1381260 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 July, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Gordon Davidson Hogg RAF 148395 [PoW] (NCO:1117210 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 August, 1943)
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Glenburne George Galvin RAAF Aus/401208 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Reginald Hamblin RAFVR 1575323 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant William George Jackett DFM RAFVR 1075889 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ware-ellis.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 March 1942 | R9445 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England |  |
sub |
| 21 July 1942 | R9489 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 9 | Catterton near Tadcaster | |
w/o |
| 25 August 1942 | W7765 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 2 | Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple, Marne département |  |
w/o |
| 5 October 1942 | DT489 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2018 16:45 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 16:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-May-2023 11:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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