ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52117
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| Date: | Friday 5 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:35 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR687 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leidijk Dekkersweg Staphorst, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hptm. Herbert Lütje of the 8./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Twente airfield.
The aircraft with call sign 'EY-G' was on a bombing raid to Essen, Germany.
Takeoff time: 18:38
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer John Rawson Thompson RAFVR 141457 (NCO:1217238 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 April, 1943) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Kenneth W Mercer RAF 1128120 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Otto Vance Proctor RAF 1060706 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Arthur Loveland RAF 143493 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Alfred D Leyshon RAF 143574 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Arthur Edward Blackwell RAFVR 1377328 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Edward Charles Bert Williams RAFVR 1337753 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Doglas Raymond Chiswell RCAF R/122801 [PoW]
Three of the crew died in the crash. They are buried at Rouveen Cemetery, the Netherlands.
R.I.P.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2095&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://sglo.rm-webdesign.com/zoek-t-nummer.php?SGLO=T2095
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Sep-2014 07:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2014 07:21 | SIS07 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 03-Mar-2018 14:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Mar-2024 08:09 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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