ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204146
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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:25 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7696 |
| MSN: | ZA-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Liblar, Erftstadt, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Takeoff at 22:59 hrs for an operation against the steel-producing town of Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak.
Those who did not survive rest at Rheinberg War Cemetery:
Pilot:1168914 Flt Sgt Patrick George Rochford DFM - Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. F. 16.
569436 Sgt R E Shannon PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 525.
Navigator:403610 Fg Off Edward Basil Hamilton Openshaw RNZAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. F. 17.
570365 WO E A Stubley PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 530.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1056236 Sgt Llewelyn Clifford Matthias - Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. F. 18.
R/101656 Sgt A G Hunter RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 510.
J/15453 Fg Off R N Speer RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 529.
Sources:
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7696
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 April 1942 | W1054 | 10 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 20 February 1944 | HR805 | 10 Sqn RAF | 6 | Bremen-Vahr | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2018 19:22 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 21-May-2019 10:26 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2020 15:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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