ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52560
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| Date: | Thursday 10 September 1942 |
| Time: | 21:40 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7745 |
| MSN: | NP-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km SW of Vlissingen, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor |
Takeoff at 20:16 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed into the sea.
Pilot / S/Ldr. P.B. Robinson DFC 36274 RAF / Oostende cemetery in Belgium; grave 9 5 10 (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 May, 1940)
Second Pilot / F/Sgt. A.J. Sutton 1290835 RAF / Harlingen cemetery; grave E 3 10 / washed up Dijksterburen hamlet at Kimswerd on 12 October
Flight Engineer / Sgt. G.A. Smith 569386 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 93
Navigator / P/O. W.A. Thomas 130101 RAF / Adegem RCAF war cemetery in Belgium; grave I E 5 (NCO:1181907 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 October, 1942)
Bomb Aimer / F/Sgt. J.G.E. Davis 1375106 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 74
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / F/Sgt. G.L. Ellsworth R/66341 RCAF / Oostende cemetery in Belgium; grave 9 4 39
Air Gunner / P/O. A.H. Hanson DFC 117148 RAF / Middelkerke cemetery in Belgium; grave B 21 (NCO:805404 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 31 March, 1942)
Air Gunner / F/Sgt. P. Silverman 908638 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 76
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1816&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 1943 | HR944 | 158 Sqn RAF | 1 | Berlin-Heiligensee |  |
w/o |
| 17 September 1943 | JN904 | 158 Sqn RAF | 7 | Bois du Revoireau, municipality of Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche, Isère |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Sep-2017 19:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 19:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Dec-2018 17:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-May-2020 13:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2022 13:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Sep-2023 07:21 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Location]] |
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