ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51896
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| Date: | Friday 14 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:54 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB924 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Holleweg, Wijnaldum, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Helmut Lent of the Stab IV./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+EF from Leeuwarden airfield.
Target: Bochum
Call Sign: EY-M
Takeoff time: 23:17
Crew:
Pilot P/O. R.E. Bragg 145473 RAF Wijnaldum 6A 2
Co-Pilot Sgt. E. Pritchard 1431810 RAF Wijnaldum 6A 5
Flight engineer F/Lt. R. Grey 50952 RAF Wijnaldum 6A 5A
Navigator W/O II J.M. Farrell R/103820 RCAF Dongjum 1A 13
Bomb aimer Sgt. H.E. Gell 1147374 RAF Survived
Wireless op Sgt. R.D. Matches 1266729 RAF Wijnaldum 6A 4
Air gunner F/Sgt. A.A. Kew R/135246 RCAF Wijnaldum 6A 3
Air gunner Sgt. D. Baxter 1011881 RAF Wijnaldum 6A 1
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2308&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Feb-2012 12:42 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2018 14:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2018 06:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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