ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49771
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| Date: | Friday 6 October 1944 |
| Time: | 01:00 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 644 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL403 |
| MSN: | 9U-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gerven, Putten, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tarrant Rushton |
Takeoff at 19:44 hrs for a supply drop code-named Podex 3.
The aircraft flew too low while dropping and crash-landed.
All crew members initially evaded capture. Two of them later being taken prisoner of war (Pilot - Bob Baird and Navigator - Walter McGeachin). Bomb Aimer F/O. R.D.Ward (was wounded during Pegasus II and taken POW).
The damage was assessed as 90%.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4475&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Bruchunterlagen (german contemporary document)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Mar-2021 16:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2021 20:52 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2021 09:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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