ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50611
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| Date: | Thursday 30 March 1944 |
| Time: | 23:30 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL287 |
| MSN: | NF-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Biezelingse Ham nature reserve, 2 km west of Hansweert, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
The plane was carrying a crew of eight and two Belgian agents, who were to be dropped near Antwerpen in Belgium (drop zone Osric 27). Takeoff at Tempsford was at 21:25 hrs.
The aircraft was hit by 20 mm Flak from Hansweert and crashed. Three crew members are missing in action. The two Belgian agents drowned in shallow water:
Pilot / F/Lt. B.B. Mill RAF / evader
Second Pilot / W/O. II S.E. Godfrey R/116108 RCAF / evader, prisoner of war
Flight Engineer / F/Lt. D.R. Beale 51683 RAF / evader, prisoner of war; arrested 7th September at Zelzate in Belgium
Navigator / F/O. E. Francis DFC 118646 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 202
Bomb Aimer / W/O. II F. Anderson R/152599 RCAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 249
Wireless Operator / F/Sgt. E. Bates 1082214 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 215
Air Gunner / W/O. J. Weir 416874 RAAF / evader, prisoner of war
Air Despatcher / F/Sgt. G.W. Kimpton 1353563 RAF / evader, prisoner of war
Belgium Agent / Lt. A. Giroulle - - / Alias 'Lucullus'. Drowned
Belgium Agent / Lt. R. Deprez - - / Alias 'Troilus'. Drowned
R.I.P.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3563&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://wingstovictory.nl/database/pdf/376-story.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Jun-2015 11:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2015 18:18 | Froome | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Mar-2020 08:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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