ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239014
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| Date: | Saturday 13 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:00 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | LV826 |
| MSN: | HD-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea off Domburg, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 21:35 hrs for an operation against the railway yards at Hasselt in Belgium.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Modrow & Unteroffizier Schneider of the 2./NJG 1 based at Venlo airfield, who were patrolling the area 'Hamster' in Heinkel He 219 A-0 G9+GK. This was their 12th victory.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Eric Harry Gaggin RAAF Aus/425000 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer George Clifton Jennison RAFVR 174541 (NCO:1214216 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 May, 1944) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Hugh Forbes RAFVR 1690225 [Killed]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Laurence John Nichols RAAF Aus/413886 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Peter William Nicholls RAAF Aus/417507 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer John Robert Brookes RAFVR 160528 (NCO:1377009 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 December, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Norman Edward Locklier RAAF Aus/419321 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Donald Anderson Bowern RAAF Aus/420434 [Killed]
All eight are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LV826
Google Maps
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 006
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2020 14:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Aug-2020 14:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 22-Jun-2022 03:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-May-2023 07:23 | Anon. | Updated [[Location]] |
| 21-Apr-2024 14:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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