ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162430
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| Date: | Friday 12 November 1943 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW321 |
| MSN: | EY-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Brosse, Droué, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Helmut Bergmann of the 8./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110G from Juvincourt airfield.
The aircraft was on an operation to Cannes, France.
Takeoff time: 18:02
Crew:
Pilot: Fl/Sgt. Alan Berry 658784 R.A.F. Age 24.
Fl/Eng: Sgt. George Hubert Charles Horne 641601 R.A.F.
Nav: Sgt. Leslie Austin 1516660 R.A.F.V.R. Age 20.
Air/Bmr: Sgt. John Robert Cowen 1555819 R.A.F.V.R. Age 22.
Gnr: Sgt. Gerald Norman Cox 1230240 R.A.F.V.R. Age 22.
Air/Gnr: Sgt. John Edward Taylor 1606590 R.A.F.V.R. Age 19.
Air/Gnr: Sgt. John Herbert Barkwell R/163850 R.C.A.F. Age 19.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://aircrewremembered.com/berry-alan.html
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3501
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2013 19:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Nov-2018 18:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2018 08:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 09-Nov-2018 12:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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