ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202501
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 April 1942 |
| Time: | 05:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1045 |
| MSN: | ZA-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | SE of Beer Head, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Homebound the aircraft ran out of fuel. It was ditched 3 miles SE of Beer Head near Cloyton South Devon coast. The crew rescued from their dinghy later on.
Crew
WOII D J O'Driscoll RCAF
Plt Off Dempsey
Sgt Oakford
Sgt Saunders
Flt Sgt McLaughlin
Sgt Harrison
Sgt Wiles
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 October 1942 | DT520 | 10 Sqn RAF | 7 | sea off 'Stenbækgård' farm, Nordenbro Vesteregn, Humble, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
| 21 January 1944 | HX165 | 10 Sqn RAF | 5 | Elmhaus, Schöningen, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2017 16:12 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:10 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2023 10:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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