ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52644
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | 02:50 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1190 |
| MSN: | NP-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Scheldt river mouth, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor |
Takeoff at 00:18 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot up by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of the 9./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
The pilot performed a ditching and the crew were picked up by a Seenotstaffel:
Pilot S/Ldr. F.P. Hewitt 26055 RAF / prisoner of war
Flight Engineer Sgt. E.W. Clark 1260120 RAF / prisoner of war
Observer F/Lt. J.M. Somerville 77919 RAF / prisoner of war
Wireless Operator Sgt. J.S.McN. Stewart 1259557 RAF / prisoner of war
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. D.E. Sharp 542179 RAF / prisoner of war
Air Gunner Sgt. E.C. Evershed 1360239 RAF / prisoner of war
Air Gunner Sgt. P. Sproston 1187329 RAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=W1190&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 July 1942 | W7753 | 158 Sqn RAF | 8 | Gelsenkirchen-Resse, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 24 March 1944 | LW718 | 158 Sqn RAF | 7 | Horsey Gap, Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
| 25 May 1944 | LW653 | 158 Sqn RAF | 7 | Dongen-Tilburg, Noord Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Aug-2017 13:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 19:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-May-2020 13:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2022 19:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Jun-2022 19:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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