ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160868
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PP179 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Target: Witten, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
On Sunday, 18 March 1945, the aircraft of 102 squadron (RAF), took off for a mission to Witten, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. from an airfield at RAF Pocklington. One of the crew members was Flight Lieutenant R D Jeff. He departed for his mission at 00:51. He flew with a Handley Page Halifax B. Mk.VI, with serial PP179 and code DY-A. His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Monday, 19 March 1945.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Royston Donald Jeff RAFVR 150247 (NCO:1586025) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant James Gibson Fraser RAFVR 1566603 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Vincent Joseph Sutherland RAFVR 1397821 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant William Norman Birkett RAFVR 1671448 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Geoffrey Roy Grimsdell RAFVR 1852991 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant George Ernest Emerson RAFVR 1898571 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Edwin George Hick RAFVR 1852888 [Killed]
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/PP1791945-03-19.htm
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2013 19:41 | JINX | Added |
| 05-Mar-2014 06:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 04-Mar-2017 00:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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