ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52473
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| Date: | Sunday 8 November 1942 |
| Time: | 22:42 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT550 |
| MSN: | MP-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee near Rottumeroog, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Hit by Kriegmarine Flak and crashed off the Dutch island of Rottummeroog, coming down on a sandbank. The entire crew of 7 perished in the crash. Some are buried in Oldebroek General Cemetery, the Netherlands.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations.
Call Sign: MP-B
Take off time: 17:01
Crew:
Pilot Flt Sgt. G.G. Sawatzky R/106599 RCAF Runnymede Memorial Panel 106
Flight Engineer Sgt. E.H. Seares 752001 RAF Oldebroek General Cemetery 43-44
Navigator Fg Off. W G Barrett 120409 RAF Runnymede Memorial Panel 66
Bomb Aimer Sgt. J. McGauchie 1148266 RAF Oldebroek General Cemetery 43-44
Wireless Op Sgt. C.R. Finley R/110336 RCAF Runnymede Memorial Panel 103
Air Gunner Sgt. R.H.G. Bowkett 1339505 RAF Oldebroek General Cemetery 42
Air Gunner Sgt T.A. Keech 612229 RAF Sage War Cemetery 7 D 13
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1902
http://lostaircraft.com/database.php?lang=en&mode=viewentry&e=364&sid=fba8547bab98655b480a46aadaee8e5b#
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 July 1942 | W7670 | 76 Sqn RAF | 2 | Near Spittal Farm Yarm |  |
unk |
| 10 August 1942 | W1016 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | Missing - North Sea |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Sep-2014 17:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2017 07:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2017 12:21 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 09:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2020 17:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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