ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266900
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| Date: | Monday 5 March 1945 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NA190 |
| MSN: | PT-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near RAF Dishforth -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe |
| Chemnitz |
Aircraft broke out of cloud in a gentle let down but then suddenly dove steeply into the ground after a single parachute was seen. Other pilots had reported severe icing in the area.
Crew:
-Waugh, James, Flight Sergeant, R201625, RCAF, Air Gunner - Survived
-Sollie, Roald Frederick, Pilot Officer, J93048, RCAF, Pilot - Kileld
-Smith, Robert George, Flying Officer, J87951, RCAF, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner - Killed
-Kaechele, Emmet Solomon, Flying Officer, J92691, RCAF, Air Bomber - Killed
-Gaba, William, Flight Sergeant, J94503, RCAF, Navigator - Killed
-Dinnen, Robert Louis, Sergeant, 221828, RAFVR, Flight Engineer - Killed
-Battler, Ralph Oscar, Pilot Officer, J94502, RCAF, Air Gunner - Killed
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=na190&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york45/na190.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 May 1944 | MZ502 | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF | 8 | Overpelt, Pelt, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 25 July 1944 | MZ713 | 420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn RCAF | 8 | Pas-de-Calais département |  |
w/o |
| 21 November 1944 | HX346 | 420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Broomfield House Farm, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 23:53 | tachel | Added |
| 18-Aug-2021 23:54 | tachel | Updated [Location] |
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