ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239141
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| Date: | Monday 5 October 1942 |
| Time: | 23:10 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT496 |
| MSN: | MP-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heusy, Verviers, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:38 hrs local time for an operation to Aachen in Germany.
The aircraft was hit by the 1./schwere Flak-Abteilung 514 and crashed near the model farm of Jonckeu.
Crew:-
Pilot : F/S Keith Arthur Peters RCAF R/107123 [Killed]
F/E : Sgt James Francis Killilea RAFVR 967263 [Killed]
Obs : F/O Bryan Glendenen Robinson RAFVR 116211 (NCO:1017916) [Killed]
Obs : Sgt Alan Waring RAFVR 1436077 [Killed]
W/Op/AG : F/S Thomas Idris Raglan Owen RAF 528629 [Killed]
M/U : Sgt Victor Joseph Coombs RAFVR 1334336 [Killed]
R/G : Sgt Albert Edward Holding RAFVR 1105003 [Killed]
They found their final resting place at the Heverlee War Cemetery.
Sources:
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-bij-heusy
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DT496
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 1942 | R9457 | 76 Sqn RAF | 5 | Belkmerweg road, Sint Maartensvlotbrug, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 3 October 1943 | DK203 | 76 Sqn RAF | 3 | Waddenzee pole 94 near Terschelling, Friesland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2020 18:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Oct-2022 07:04 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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