ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239138
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| Date: | Saturday 13 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:58 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 640 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NA492 |
| MSN: | C8-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Hasselt Railway Yards |
Take off at 22:19 hrs for an operation against railway yards at Hasselt in Belgium.
During the run up to the target, the aircraft was damaged in night fighter attacks, putting two engines and the mid-upper gun turret out of action and making a large hole in the starboard wing. It crashed while trying to land at Woodbridge airfield at 01:58 hrs, three of the crew being killed. Victory confirmed for Oblt Tober on 29 August 1944.
Crew
Pilot: J/25403 Fg Off Arthur Jeffrey Corriveau RCAF - Brookwood Military Cemetery Plot 49 Row A Grave 8.
Flight Engineer: 1892516 Sgt Beresford Marsh - Woodbridge Cemetery Section J Division 7 Grave 45.
Navigator: Fg Off H F K Bates - Injured
Bomb Aimer: 152713 Fg Off William Raymond Lilley - Ashby de la Zouch Section 3 Grave 3.
Wireless Operator: Fg Off Hobbs - Injured
Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt O Jones - Injured
Rear Gunner: Sgt J Thompson
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=NA492
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 1944 | LW506 | 640 Sqn RAF | 7 | Dintelsas, Dinteloord, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2020 18:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
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