ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162319
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| Date: | Monday 7 February 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL114 |
| MSN: | NF-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bec de l'Orient, Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors, Isère département -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford (takeoff at 19:55 hrs) |
The plane was lost in a storm over the Vercors on the night of 7th/8th February 1944 whilst dropping supplies to the French Resistance. There were no survivors. Crashed at Autrans (Isere) 14 km W of Grenoble. All rest in Autrans Communal Cemetery, which due to it's location is best visited twixt the months of April and October
CARROLL Gerald Dennis , Flying Officer 137405 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Pilot, Age 21
CLEMENT Ronald Denis, Sergeant 1393760, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, W. Op / Air Gnr., Age 22
RADFORD William Kenneth, Sergeant 1890982, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Air Gnr., Age 20
REID Arthur Edward , J/22367 Flying Officer, Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot, Age 22
TAYLOR Alvin James , R/168071 Flight Sergeant, Royal Canadian Air Force, Air Bomber, Age 19
THOMPSON Peter Theodore, Sergeant 1638225, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Flt. Engr., Age 21
WOODROW Gordon Stanley, Sergeant 1601319, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Air Gnr., Age 20
Sources:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/42624864@N08/6574617889/
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 72.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2013 14:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Jun-2016 14:37 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 23-Aug-2021 13:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
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