ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203925
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:55 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1064 |
| MSN: | MP-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bossut-Gottechain, Grez-Doiceau, Walloon Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, Durham |
Takeoff at 23:06 hrs for participation in the second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer & Unteroffizier Friedrich Rumpelhardt of the Stab II./NJG 1, who had left St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield in Bf 110 E-2 G9+DC.
Those who did not survive rest at Heverlee War Cemetery in Vlaams-Brabant:
1110187 Sgt Thomas Ronald Augustus Wright - Heverlee War Cemetery 2. E. 2.
962219 Sgt William Joseph Norfolk - Evaded MI9 Report 3310 815. FTR Essen June 42 - Comete - Pyrenees July 42
1048296 Sgt J A Oldfield PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 518.
1186627 Sgt Peter Wright - Evaded MI9 Report 3310 816. FTR Essen June 42 - Comete - Pyrenees July 42
989028 Sgt John Robert Thompson - Heverlee War Cemetery 2. E. 1.
402115 Plt Off W B Mulligan RNZAF PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 292.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.evasioncomete.org/fnorfolwj.html
http://www.evasioncomete.org/fwrightpe.html
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-bij-grez-doiceau
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W1064+
Google Maps
RAF Prisoners of War
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 March 1943 | DT748 | 158 Sqn RAF | 7 | Marson-sur-Barboure, Meuse, Grand Est |  |
w/o |
| 28 August 1943 | DK269 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | Mailach, Lonnerstadt, Bayern |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2018 18:54 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 08:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 23-Apr-2020 19:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 11:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation