ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279938
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| Date: | Sunday 14 January 1945 |
| Time: | 20:09 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated Liberator Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 223 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TT336 |
| MSN: | 6G-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Genelaar, Meerhout, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oulton |
Takeoff at 16:06 hrs for a Bomber Support operation.
Intercepted by Hauptmann Gerhard Raht of Stab I./NJG 2, flying a Ju 88 G-6 from Twente airfield in the Netherlands; broke up in two parts and crashed in flames.
One part fell just south of where the Antwerp-Liège motorway now passes in Meerhout, the second part fell seven kilometres further on next to the Albert Canal.
There were three survivors: the pilot F/L G. 'Tim' Noseworthy, the navigator F/O Geoffrey R. Palmer RAAF and the left waist gunner Sgt John Mellers but all three were wounded and Palmer died the same day from his injuries. The rest of the crew were killed:
Crew details:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant G Noseworthy RCAF
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Arthur Leslie Evens RCAF R/185896 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robert Hartop RAFVR 1880568 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Donald Kenneth Clark RCAF R/207938 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer John George Galley DFM RAFVR 751913 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant William Alexander Gray RCAF R/223012 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Robert Edward Ralph RAFVR 934263 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flying Officer Frank Arthur Mason RAFVR 143659 [Killed] (NCO:1258912 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 25 May, 1943)
Air Gunner : Flight Lieutenant George Trail RAFVR 130716 [Killed] (NCO:997196 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 October, 1942)
Crew : Sergeant J Mellers RAF
Crew : Flying Officer Geoffrey Robert Palmer RAAF Aus/415820 [Fatal Injury]
All, including F/O Palmer, are buried in the Leopoldsburg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
https://www.hangarflying.eu/erfgoedsites/monument-voor-de-bemanning-van-liberator-iv-tt336-6g-r-223-sqn/
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=TT336&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rafb24.com/index.php/r-a-f-liberators/serial-number/tt336
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2022 11:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Nov-2022 23:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Jan-2024 07:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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