ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50422
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| Date: | Saturday 3 June 1944 |
| Time: | 00:36 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL307 |
| MSN: | NF-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Groeneweg road, Stavenisse, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire, UK |
Engaged in Operation Rodrigo 1 and Osric 77, dropping weapons and special agents for the Belgian resistance.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hptm. Strüning & Oblt. Apel, who were flying Heinkel He 219 A-0 G9+KL from Venlo airfield. This was Struning's 46th credited victory.
Only one crew member survived the crash. Those who did not survive rest in the Bergen op Zoom cemetery, Noord-Brabant:
Pilot / F/Lt. T.M. Thomas 168842 RAF / grave 24 A 2-10
Flight Engineer / Sgt. E. Parry 1862502 RAF / grave 24 A 2-10
Navigator / F/O. D.A.J. Smith DFC 158984 RAF / grave 24 A 2-10
Bomb Aimer / F/O. L.V. Warboys 131987 RAF / grave 24 A 2-10
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / P/O. E. Nelson 183617 RAF / grave 24 A 2-10
Rear Gunner / F/Sgt. J.K.R. Vincent 1336764 RAF / grave 24 A 2-10
Air Despatcher / Sgt. J.A. Vick 2209015 RAF / grave 24 A 2-10
Belgium Agent / Sgt. H. Filot - killed
Belgium Agent / Sgt. G. Masereel - prisoner of war
Belgium Agent / Sgt. L. Stroobants - killed
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3754&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three, page 32
Google Maps
http://wingstovictory.nl/database/pdf/400-story.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 June 1943 | BB379 | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF | 4 | Oostzaan, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 8 January 1944 | LK743 | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF | 10 | Tetworth Hill, near RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Jan-2017 11:50 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 03-Oct-2020 18:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2023 20:08 | redsix | Updated [[Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]] |
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