ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51727
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1943 |
| Time: | 03:25 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD213 |
| MSN: | KN-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 30 km NW of Ostend, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Viktor Sorko of the 4./NJG 3 (detached to 1./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 23:29
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. E.A. Sims 413676 RAAF Belgium Wenduine Communal
Flight engineer Sgt. J. Westbarn 1455546 RAF Runnymede Memorial 169
Navigator F/Sgt. D.H.R. Kelly 701907 RAF Bergen NH 2 C 12 Washed up near Egmond 14 Jul 43
Bomb aimer Sgt. T.W.C. Luther 1338934 RAF Runnymede Memorial 157
Wo ag Sgt. T. Ogle 1140418 RAF Rotterdam LL 2 48 Washed up between Terheijde and Den Haag 9 Jul 43
Air gunner Sgt. J. Fitzsimmons 1699809 RAF Runnymede Memorial 149
Air gunner F/Sgt. O.D. Thompson R/149306 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 186
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2545&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jun-2018 11:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 21:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2019 20:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 12:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Nov-2022 02:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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