ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232324
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 1944 |
| Time: | 23:30 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW497 |
| MSN: | MH-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:08 hrs for an operation to Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Berthold Ney of the Stab III./NJG 2 (based at Twente airfield in the Netherlands), who was flying a Ju 88.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Lloyd Higgs Eno DSO DFC RAF 40096 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Michael Barry Carroll RAF 1395264 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Warrant Officer Class II Harold Bruce Thompson RCAF R/70308 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant James Gordon Dippie RAF 134385 (NCO:1555371 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 February, 1943) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Leslie Francis Clarke RAFVR 134715 (NCO:1451678 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 February, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Oliver Everitt RAFVR 1501830 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer John Frederick O'Dowda RCAF J/19976 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Brian Seymour Uppington DFC RAFVR 169192 (NCO:1318009 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 February, 1944) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW497
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2020 15:39 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 29-Jan-2020 08:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2024 07:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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