ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52505
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 October 1942 |
| Time: | 23:24 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1189 |
| MSN: | PM-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea W of Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Takeoff at 19:12 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Osnabrück in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hermann Greiner of the 11./NJG 1, who was flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 F-4.
Pilot / Sgt. J. Porter 1368484 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 91
Flight Engineer / Sgt. P.B.J. Butcher 548783 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 79
Navigator / P/O. R. Whitelock 121732 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 72
Bomb Aimer / P/O. A.G. Richards 121735 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 71
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / F/O. B.C.H. King 47876 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 67
Mid Upper Gunner / Sgt. R. Carson 1033235 RAF / Nes (Ameland) cemetery; grave D 13 20 / washed up Ameland 17 November
Rear Gunner / F/Sgt. B.J. Hardesty R/71321 RCAF / Terschelling cemetery; grave 75 / washed up Terschelling 7 November
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1870&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Oct-2017 18:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2020 20:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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