ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218378
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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
| Time: | 02:51 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK973 |
| MSN: | SE-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Frankfurt am Main, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe, Yorkshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Gustav Tham of the 11./NJG 5, flying a Bf 110G from Brandis airfield.
Target: Frankfurt am Main
Takeoff time: 23:49
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer John Morton RAFVR 159046 (NCO:1095060 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 November, 1943) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flying Officer Desmond Robert Parke Short RCAF J/12691 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Joseph George Euclid La Flamme RCAF R/54685 : Commission Gazetted Friday 02 June, 1944) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Douglas Findlay Rands RAFVR 148392 (NCO:1335271 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 24 August, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Robert Holmes RAFVR 1477342 [Killed]
Front Gunner : Pilot Officer George Sabathu Milner RAFVR 149050 (NCO:1292164 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 September, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer George Henry Rich RCAF J/26847 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Michel George Clynes CGM RAFVR 1377364 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK973
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 1944 | MZ529 | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF | 4 | Herselt, Antwerp |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2018 10:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Nov-2018 15:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 26-Mar-2024 19:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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