ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52282
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| Date: | Friday 22 October 1943 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW259 |
| MSN: | NP-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nieuwendijk, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Hit by the 2.-4./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 813 and the 2.-4./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 665.
Takeoff time: 17:20
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Barrington Horsfield Marshall RAFVR 159048 [Killed (NCO:1081245 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 November, 1943) Rotterdam LL 2 5
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Hartley RAFVR 1567021 [Killed] Rotterdam LL 1 57
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Robert Alexander Nield RAAF Aus/409581 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Raymond James Farrelly RNZAF NZ/40380 [Killed] Rotterdam LL 2 58
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant George Prosser Finlay RAFVR 1045568 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Charles Henry Morgan Wilson RAFVR 1264302 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer Edwin Arthur Harris RAAF Aus/410861 [Killed]
The crew are all buried in Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery, Netherlands, GPS 51.939369 / 4.491148
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3022&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1943 | JN884 | 158 Sqn RAF | 6 | Dolfijnweg, Slootdorp, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 7 September 1943 | HR943 | 158 Sqn RAF | 3 | Müllerstadel 1 km west of Allach-Untermenzing, München; Bayern |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Oct-2018 15:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 30-Jul-2023 19:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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