ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204605
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:40 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7652 |
| MSN: | DY-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hamminkeln, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:05 hrs for an operation to Essen in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
As soon as it dropped its bombs on the target, the aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak of the 1.-3./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 643. The Halifax was abandoned by the crew in the vicinity of Wesel:
1262838 Sgt H E Batchelder DFM PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 305.
542596 Sgt F Bell PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 307.
1376246 Sgt G R D B Hobsbawn PoW Stalag Luft Heydekrug. PoW Number 324.
1261722 Sgt F L Ringham PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 355.
J/9583 Plt Off E McG McRae RCAF PoW Stalag Luft Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 294.
613472 Sgt R H Rivers PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 354.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7652
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
RAF Prisoners of War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2018 19:01 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 07-Sep-2018 18:19 | Molly | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2020 17:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 04-Feb-2020 11:04 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2020 21:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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