ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205426
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | 05:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DG225 |
| MSN: | NP-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mile off Scarborough Pier Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor |
The aircraft was ditched after running out of fuel and landed in shallow water about a mile off Scarborough Pier Yorkshire. No injuries reported.
Crew
Pilot:122322 Plt Off Leslie Elmer Bradbury (NCO:1254654 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 June, 1942)
Flight Engineer:569765 Sgt Ronald Edlington
Observer:1162831 Sgt Aubrey John Fromings
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/92605 Sgt William James Smart RCAF
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1104554 Sgt William Walton
Air Gunner: Aus/401229 Sgt Russell Walter Brindley RAAF
Air Gunner:106152 Sgt Reginald Alfred Petherbridge (NCO:918026 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 November, 1941)
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
158 Squadron
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 November 1943 | HR791 | 158 Sqn RAF | 2 | Surville, Calvados, Normandie |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2018 13:34 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 20:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-May-2021 16:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Damage] |
| 01-Dec-2023 10:33 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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