ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162627
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| Date: | Monday 12 June 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ651 |
| MSN: | DY-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km northeast of Autheuil-Authouillet, Eure département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington (takeoff at 22:04 hrs) |
Crashed during a bombing mission to destroy communications infra structure in Massy-Palaiseau, France.
The aircraft crashed in flames on a hillside near Autheuil approx 8 miles north east of Everaux, Department of Eure, France.
RAAF 426696 Flt Sgt R P Singleton, Captain (Pilot) †
RAF Sgt H R Smith, (Flight Engineer) †
RAF Sgt S J Thomas, (Navigator)†
RAAF 426685 Plt Off McNamara, M F J (Air Bomber) †
RAAF 418571 Flt Sgt P A Robson, ((Wireless Air Gunner) †
RAF Sgt N Leishman, (Mid Upper Gunner) †
RAF Sgt J D Francis, (Rear Gunner) †
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/45637-halifax-mz-651/
Royal air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 273.
http://www.raafdb.com/view_aircraft.asp?id=1156
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1162
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1944 | MZ652 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | Oeding, Südlohn, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2013 08:10 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Jun-2016 13:54 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2021 10:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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