ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232137
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 1944 |
| Time: | 22:32 claim |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX330 |
| MSN: | MH-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Héricourt, Haute-Saône (70) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:11 hrs for an operation to Stuttgart in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Heinz Reschke of the Stab I./NJG 6, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Mainz-Finthen airfield in Germany. It exploded in mid-air.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Alwyn Kevin Dudley Fell RAAF Aus/413112 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Maurice Duckworth RAFVR 1589150 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Herbert Frederick Tomalin RAFVR 159417 (NCO:1250344 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 December, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Charles Elmer Harvey RAFVR 1580365 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Terence Raymond Dennis RAFVR 1315320 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Philip Rodney Cattrall RAFVR 2216054 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Ronald Sharp RCAF R/180338 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=627
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2020 18:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Mar-2024 07:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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