ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231659
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 February 1945 |
| Time: | 22:31 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MZ355 |
| MSN: | ZL-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Knaplund -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
On gardening mission, shot down by German nightfighter of 1./NJG3
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader W B Brittain RCAF J/28286 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant P De Metz RAF [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer C J Driscoll RCAF [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer H McKay RCAF [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer R V Dallin RCAF [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Everett Morrison Ford RCAF J/89704 [Killed] He is burried at Hoven Kirkegard, Denmark.
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer John Frederick Peak RCAF J/89673 [Killed] He is burried at Hoven Kirkegard, Denmark.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=mz355
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/Feb45/Feb14~1545.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
http://www.flensted.eu.com/1945011.shtml
Faldne allierede flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 October 1943 | LK637 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 2 | Waddenzee 8 km N of Harlingen, Friesland |  |
sub |
| 28 May 1944 | LW365 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Lovenjoel, Bierbeek, Flemish Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2019 20:26 | tachel | Added |
| 28-Jul-2023 08:18 | Nepa | Updated |
| 14-Feb-2024 08:09 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2024 08:06 | Anon. | Updated [Country, Source, Narrative] |
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