ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205367
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:30 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V9987 |
| MSN: | DY-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Am Dwoberg, Delmenhorst, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
Takeoff at 23:54 hrs for the third 1000 bomber raid, this time the target being Bremen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak.
Sgt Losh was killed when Allied aircraft strafed the prisoner of war column on 19 April 1945 in which he was marching. Initially he was buried at Greese near Mecklemberg:
Pilot:R/78389 Flt Sgt Frederick Francis Duff RCAF - Becklingen War Cemetery Joint grave 13. C. 6-7.
623752 Sgt George Albert Losh PoW - Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 335/Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 6. B. 14.
1389239 Sgt J R Shellard PoW - Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 358.
1101589 Flt Sgt A Hartley PoW - Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 1320.
Air Gunner: 866405 Sgt William Weightman - Becklingen War Cemetery Joint grave 13. C. 6-7.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=V9987
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1944 | MZ642 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 5 | De Luur, Eekstraat, Steenderen, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2018 18:19 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 01-May-2020 17:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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