ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173870
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| Date: | Saturday 9 October 1943 |
| Time: | 02:15 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW315 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Harsewinkel -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton, UK |
Shot down by a night fighter from the German Luftwaffe on a bombing raid to Hannover, Germany.
The crew consisted of:
F/L R. F. Williams KIA
Sgt W. Quinn KIA
P/O L. G. Heany KIA
P/O S. McManus, RCAF KIA
Sgt R. T. Johnson KIA
P/O G. L. Hughes, RCAF KIA
Sgt N. F. Page POW
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.spurensuche-owl.de/front_content.php?idart=150
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2015 14:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jun-2015 13:37 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
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