ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52094
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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:16 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR692 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Horst - Venlo, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne - Yorkshire UK |
Shot down by Oblt. Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: ZA-R
Takeoff time: 19:21
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Leslie Barker RAFVR 968735 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Lloyd George Thompson RCAF R/89257 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Kenneth Alfred Mills RAFVR 1440297 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Ronald James Paul RAFVR 125563 (NCO:1317713 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 August, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Leonard Evan Thomas RAFVR 1291773 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant James Freel RAFVR 1126762 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant George Albert Hyatt RAFVR 1318574 [Killed]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2110&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Sep-2017 12:34 | pietsnellen | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2018 08:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location] |
| 12-Mar-2018 08:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 08:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Mar-2024 08:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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