ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52118
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| Date: | Friday 5 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:37 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DT646 |
| MSN: | VR-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near 'De Santackers', Elst, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
Shot down by Lt. Walter Schön of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 or Do 215 B-5 from Venlo airfield.
F/S J.R.Couper was killed in the crash. He has no known grave, he may have fallen into the river Waal in Elst, near Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
The other crew members were taken prisoner, one fled from the German occupation forces.
Target: Essen, Germany
Takeoff time: 18:57
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. L. Bakewell 141771 RAF Survived evader, pow
Flight engineer Sgt. A.C. Turner R/62322 RCAF Survived evader, returned
Navigator F/Sgt. D.D. Scowen R/87500 RCAF Survived evader, pow
Bomb aimer F/Sgt. J.E. Marvel J/16940 RCAF Survived injured, pow
Wo ag Sgt. J.A. Bennett R/77401 RCAF Survived evader, pow
Air gunner F/Sgt. J.R. Couper 1126438 RAF Runnymede Memorial 135 Maybe drowned in Waal river
Air gunner Sgt. W.J. Clark R/92397 RCAF Survived evader, pow
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2094&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.oorlogsbronnen.nl/zoekresultaat?n_o_m=pager&query=collection%3A(%22BBWO2%22)&month=3&year=1943&day=5&list=0&page=2&view=record
http://lostaircraft.com/database.php?mode=viewhistory&e=12368&changeset_id=3
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 June 1943 | JD147 | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF | 3 | Herten, Limburg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Sep-2014 06:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2018 15:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 15:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 26-Nov-2018 20:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
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