ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172804
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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:25 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT666 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shortlands Farm, Carlton, 7 miles SSE of Selby, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, nr Goole, East Yorkshire |
| RAF Snaith, East Yorkshire |
DT666 was one of two 51 Sqn Halifax B.II (MH-T) lost on this operation. DT666 was initially issued to No.77 Sqn. The aircraft was airborne at 19:58 on 2nd April 1943 from RAF Snaith for a raid on Essen. On return to base and in the circuit, a fire developed and the Halifax crashed at 00:25 at Shortlands Farm, Carlton, 7 miles south-southeast of Selby, North Yorkshire, where Sgt Pheloung is buried.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Charles Edward Pheloung RNZAF NZ/415200 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant B W Kemp RAF [Injured]
Navigator : Sergeant W R McKenzie RAF [Injured]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant D G Fakely RAF [Injured]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frank Henry Knight RAFVR 1380457 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John James Merritt RAFVR 1252255 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant B Williams RNZAF [Injured]
The farmer at Shortlands Farm, Mr Alfred Lunn, located and released the rear gunner from his turret and took him into the farmhouse before returning to the wreckage.
Sources:
1. http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C36625
2. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/dt666.html
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5653-Sgt-F-H-Knight-51-Squadron
4. http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/Halifax.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Snaith
6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2015 20:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Jan-2015 09:02 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2017 19:17 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2018 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 03-Apr-2024 06:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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