ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51623
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:26 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HR905 |
| MSN: | LQ-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Asten, SE of Helmond, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, UK |
Attacked by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Hans-Dieter Frank of the Stab I./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield. The aircraft disintegrated in mid-air.
The deceased are buried at Jonkerbos War Cemetery, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 23:15
Crew:
Pilot S/L. D.L. Wolfe DFC 39805 RAF Jonkerbos 16 E 6
Co-Pilot F/O. D.J. Smith 413997 RNzAF Survived
Flight engineer Sgt. D.G. Bebensee DFM R/68061 RCAF Jonkerbos 16 E 5
Navigator F/O. R.G. Morrison DFC J/9764 RCAF Jonkerbos 16 E 1
Bomb aimer Sgt. E.M. Witt J/17710 RCAF Jonkerbos 16 E 2
Wireless op F/O. G.G. McGladrey DFC J/6843 RCAF Jonkerbos 16 E 3
Air gunner F/Sgt. T.H.N. Emerson DFM J/18062 RCAF Jonkerbos 16 E 4
Air gunner F/O. D.M. Clarke J/12952 RCAF Survived
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2656&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=405
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 June 1942 | W1113 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 8 | near Noordwolde, Friesland | |
w/o |
| 3 August 1943 | HR917 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 7 | North Sea 8 km northwest of Spiekeroog island |  |
w/o |
| 23 August 1943 | HR918 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Dolzein Forest near Haldensleben, Magdeburg | |
w/o |
Images:
Crew list HR905
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Sep-2014 14:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2017 07:10 | graham | Updated [Time, Photo, ] |
| 19-Jul-2018 09:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 22-Jun-2022 16:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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