ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301752
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| Date: | Thursday 19 November 1942 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE RAF |
| Registration: | W7801 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North of Egersund, (Hestadfjell) -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skitten, Scotland |
As part of Operation Freshman two Handley Page Halifax towing two gliders each were tasked to deploy Commandos at Vemork to sabotage the heavy water production which could be used to build nuclear bombs. Roland Parkinson flew his plane low to avoid the thick clouds. as a result his plane crashed into a moutainside near Hestadfjell. The two gliders were released before the crash but had the same fate not much later. 38 Wing. Halifax aircraft missing from operations. Crew: F/Sgt|Albert BUCKTON (751516) WOp F/Sgt|George Mercier EDWARDS (1259259) Air Gunner Sgt|James FALCONER (573120) Flt.Eng F/O|Arnold Thomas Hayward HAWARD (115977) Observer F/Lt|Arthur Roland PARKINSON (J/5470) Pilot RCAF P/O|Gerard Walter SEWELL DE GENCY (116942) Pilot F/Lt|Arthur Edwin THOMAS (101580) Observer
Sources:
Silent Skies: Gliders at War 1939-1945 (Book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freshman#The_second_combination https://www.rcafassociation.ca/ CWGC ORB 38 Wg RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2023 23:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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