ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230808
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk VII |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | RG475 |
| MSN: | QO-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North of Walton-on-Maze -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF East Moor |
| Chemnitz |
Accidently shot down by British (coastal artillery) AAA fire on return from a bombing mission.
Crew:
S/Ldr E. Hayes RCAF
F/Lt J. Clothier RCAF
P/O D. Cooke RAF
F/O C. Hay RCAF
P/O D. Ringrose RCAF
F/Lt G. Harris RCAF
P/O M. Neilsen RCAF
P/O G. Orser RCAF
Sources:
https://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=J39394&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/March45/Mar5~645.html
RCAF personnel files from RCAF/DND Canada archives
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=J17193&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/08349.php
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=rg475&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 February 1945 | NP704 | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Düsseldorf-Reisholz, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2019 14:11 | tachel | Added |
| 23-Nov-2019 12:07 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2022 17:38 | tachel | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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