ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51627
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:23 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DK142 |
| MSN: | ZL-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waal river NW of Dreumel, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Crash landing on the banks of the Waal river. Attacked four times by two (unidentified) night fighters just after crossing the Dutch coast.
Takeoff time: 23:41
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. M.E. Sobkowicz R/82529 RCAF Survived POW
Flight engineer Sgt. S.W. Bryant R/86659 RCAF Survived evader, POW
Navigator Sgt. R.T. Hayes R/225060 RCAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer Sgt. W.H. Green R/157241 RCAF Survived POW
Wireless op Sgt. J.F. Hutchings R/131774 RCAF Survived POW
Air gunner Sgt. J.R.R. Poudrier R/62743 RCAF Survived evader, POW
Air gunner Sgt. J.H. Brown R/169774 RCAF Survived evader
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2659
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jun-2018 15:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2018 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2022 07:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2023 15:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Location, Narrative]] |
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