ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234798
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| Date: | Friday 28 April 1944 |
| Time: | 01:40 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MZ588 |
| MSN: | QO-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Verviers, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:30 hrs for an operation to the railway yards at Montzen, Blieberg, province of Liège.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the Stab IV./NJG 1, who was scrambled from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) in Bf 110 G-4 G9+DF at 01:07 hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Laurie Daniel Deloughry RCAF J/26804 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant James Shearer RAFVR 1823667 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer John Milton McLay RCAF J/26324 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Gordon Hewlett Parker RCAF J/28688 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Harry Walter Davis RCAF J/90062 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flying Officer John William Kerr RCAF C/18588 [Killed]
Sergeant George Garnet Farrell RCAF 189316 [PoW]
Flight Sergeant Richard Lincoln Small RCAF R/128561 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/deloughry-laurie-daniel.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2020 09:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Apr-2024 07:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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