ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204250
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| Date: | Sunday 7 June 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9439 |
| MSN: | TL-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Frisian islands (Friesische Inseln) area - Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Takeoff at 23:19 hrs for an operation to Emden in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft fell foul of Flak; the exact crash location is not known. All six are missing in action:
1384224 Sgt Sidney Edward Davies - Runnymede Memorial Panel 81.
529207 Sgt Howell Thomas - Runnymede Memorial Panel - 95.
J/7221 Plt Off Talbot Jones Taylor RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 101.
R/60627 Flt Sgt Robert Leonard Bradshaw RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 102.
R/58481 Flt Sgt Roderick James Chisholm RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 103.
1132935 Sgt Arthur Squires - Runnymede Memorial Panel 94.
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R9439+
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 July 1942 | W1154 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 2 | Woods near Canterbury, England |  |
w/o |
| 12 November 1943 | HR985 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 7 | near Gacé, Orne, Normandie |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2018 18:27 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 27-Apr-2020 12:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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