ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51063
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 December 1943 |
| Time: | 22:45 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JD318 |
| MSN: | AL-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vriezenveenseweg, Geesteren, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Takeoff at 16:59 for an operation to Berlin.
Shot down by a night fighter.
Crew:
Pilot P/O. A.C. Merkley J/19010 RCAF Survived evader, POW (arrested 15 Apr 44 in Belgium)
Flight engineer Sgt. B.S. Ranson 1850117 RAF Albergen 6
Navigator F/O. R.O. Marrion J/14187 RCAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer F/O. C.W. Peasland J/23633 RCAF Albergen 5
Wo ag F/Sgt. E.N. Parker 1129440 RAF Albergen 4
Air gunner Sgt. R.J.H. Walsh R/225386 RCAF Albergen 3
Air gunner F/Sgt. A.G. Innes R/155366 RCAF Albergen 7
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3273&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 April 1944 | LK802 | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF | 2 | Sint Elisabeth polder, Herkingen, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Dec-2018 18:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2018 19:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 00:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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