ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165821
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1944 |
| Time: | 04:01 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL552 |
| MSN: | DY-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Piencourt, Eure -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pockington |
Halifax LL552 ("DY-X") from 102 Squadron was shot down in the early hours of 25 July 1944, on the way back home after bombing Stuttgart by Unteroffizier Helmut Burkhard from 1./NJG 5 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Saint-Dizier airfield), at 04.01 local time. Of the crew of seven, only one crew member survived:
F/Sgt Frederick John COURT A/B RAF VR 1388349 KIA
Sgt Robert LEYLAND WOP A/G RAF VR 1494059 KIA
Sgt Edward ORD A/G RAF VR 1675402 KIA
F/Sgt Aubrey James PAGE Pil RAF VR 172299 KIA
P/O Ronald Marshall SIMPSON Nav RAF VR 182404 KIA
Sgt John WATKINSON Nav RAF VR 1896150 KIA
The tail gunner, Sgt Robert Henry Brewer (RAF VR 1353143), was the sole survivor, he bailed out, was capiture injured, and interned as a PoW in Camp L7. PoW No.556
Sources:
1. http://39-45.auzeau.fr/?page=piencourt
2. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1158
3. http://ww2f.com/threads/102-squadron-ll552.30584/
4. http://www.102ceylonsquadron.co.uk/memBobLeyland.html
5. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1158
6. Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 July 1943 | JB894 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 6 | between Brunssum and Scherpenseel (municipality Übach-Palenberg) |  |
w/o |
| 25 July 1943 | JD316 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | Lengenbostel, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 28 August 1943 | JB835 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 6 | Auvelais, Namur |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2014 19:42 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Jan-2015 21:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2015 18:30 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2016 22:10 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2017 16:23 | fourapain60 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2021 10:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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