ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52622
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| Date: | Monday 10 August 1942 |
| Time: | 03:52 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W7709 |
| MSN: | LQ-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Van Steeg farm (Vlagberg - Peelkant) at Sint Anthonis, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
Takeoff at 23:50 hrs local time for an operation to Osnabrück in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Venlo airfield.
All seven rest at Eindhoven:
Pilot / F/Lt. D.J. Bain 41243 RAF / grave JJ 100
Flight Engineer / Sgt. W.A. Hill R/7775 RCAF / grave JJ 103
Observer / P/O. R.H. Vaughan 118660 RAF / grave JJ 101
Observer / P/O. T.MacW. Calderwood 118607 RAF / grave JJ 104
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. T.G. Morgan 1253408 RAF / grave JJ 102
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / F/Sgt. F.E. Gibbons R/61613 RCAF / grave JJ 111
Air Gunner / Sgt. H.P. Gover 798560 RAF / grave JJ 105
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1767&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Aug-2017 15:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 15-May-2020 09:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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