ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170033
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:17 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JB920 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Walsum, 12 km north-northwest of Duisburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, UK |
| Duisburg |
Crashed during a bombing mission to Duisburg, Germany. Hit by light and heavy Flak.
The entire crew perished and is buried at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Germany.
Call Sign: LQ-F
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer David Edward Crockatt RCAF J/17418 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Chester Brockie Dixon RCAF J/17446 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Isaac Abraham Penner RCAF R/61926 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer John Robert Marriott RCAF J/17600 [Killed]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Class II Stewart Sleeth RCAF R/84338 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Francis Edward O'Hare RAF 51838 [Killed] (NCO:649767 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 08 June, 1943)
Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Thomas Lloyd Bentley RCAF R/70608 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Lavyrence Stordy RCAF R/104320 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/19619-JB9201943-04-27.html
http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=405
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2014 14:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Apr-2018 15:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2022 19:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2024 09:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
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