ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52788
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| Date: | Sunday 21 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:43 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1114 |
| MSN: | MP-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vierhuizen - Houwerzijl; Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St. George, Durham |
Takeoff at 23:28 hrs for an operation to Emden in Germany.
The aircraft was hit by Flak at 15,000 feet and finished off by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld of the 5./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield.
Five of the crew baled out with Sgt. Salway clinging to Sgt. Smith. Tragically, he was thrown to his death when Sgt, Smith's parachute deployed. He was found near Houwerzijl, 3 km south south east of Ulrum:
Pilot:102559 Plt Off Howard Norfolk - Ulrum General Cemetery De Marne Row 1st Class G/H. Grave 4.
Flight Engineer:567620 Sgt H D Jones PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 330.
Nav ba J/5685 Plt Off E A White RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 301.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:987863 Sgt William Hustler Charlesworth - Ulrum General Cemetery De Marne Row 1st Class G/H, Joint grave 5.
Air Gunner:1101255 Sgt R W F Painter PoW Stalag Luft 4 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 24949.
Air Gunner:981562 Flt Sgt D S Smith DFM PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 39665
Air Gunner:749368 Flt Sgt Ernest Salway - Ulrum General Cemetery De Marne Row 1st Class G/H. Grave 3.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1612&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 May 1942 | R9456 | 76 Sqn RAF | 6 | Bartenshagen-Parkentin, Mecklenburg |  |
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| 4 June 1942 | W1104 | 76 Sqn RAF | 6 | Waddenzee W of Harlingen, Friesland | |
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| 26 November 1943 | LK946 | 76 Sqn RAF | 1 | Hermeskeil, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Sep-2012 06:55 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Sep-2014 17:46 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2017 08:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2018 19:05 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 08:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 01-May-2020 09:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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