Accident Handley Page Halifax Mk III NA660,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170442
 
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Date:Tuesday 3 April 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic hlfx model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Handley Page Halifax Mk III
Owner/operator:298 Sqn RAF
Registration: NA660
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kallebergheia -   Norway
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Tarrant, Rushton
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Halifax INA660/X: Crashed after being hit by German flak. 03/04/1945
The crew died, they are buried at Vanse Churchyard:
W/Cdr Hubert LAW-WRIGHT (D.S.O. D.F.C. M.S.C.) (79741) Pilot RAF - killed
F/O John Cranston Boyd RAE (156451) Nav. RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt Terence Mckeown STONHAM (1323678) WOp RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt Denis Sydney Bertram DERRETT (1875333) Flt/Eng RAFVR - killed
P/O Elden Fleetwood CARLISLE (J/94462) Air Bomber RCAF - killed
F/Sgt Geoffrey Brasnett JOHNSON (1589124) Air Gunner RAFVR - killed
R.I.P.


Sources:

http://ktsorens.tihldgte.org/flyvrak/kallebergheia.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Oct-2014 17:30 gerard57 Added
21-Nov-2023 20:05 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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