Accident Handley Page Halifax Mk II DG227 ,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206131
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Tuesday 14 July 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic hlfx model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Handley Page Halifax Mk II
Owner/operator:158 Sqn RAF
Registration: DG227
MSN: NP-Q
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea 15 miles SSE of Great Yarmouth, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF East Moor
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Aircraft crashed into the North Sea 15 miles SSE of Great Yarmouth.
Crew
Pilot:R/56387 WOII George Spence Robb RCAF - killed
Navigator: 1030626 Sgt Ronald George Fewtrell RAFVR - killed
Bomb Aimer:1177846 Sgt Norman Walter Sidney Cantell RAFVR - killed
Bomb Aimer:962415 William John Maas RAFVR - killed
WOp/Air Gunner:1066175 Sgt Charles Craft RAFVR - killed
Air Gunner:570654 Sgt Edward Gerard Dodd RAF - killed
Air Gunner:979397 Sgt Archibald Harkness RAFVR - killed

Sources:

CWGC
158 Squadron
Bomber Command losses 1942

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
18 April 1944 LV954 158 Sqn RAF 6 Damery, Somme département w/o
24 March 1945 MZ759 158 Sqn RAF 4 near Gladbeck, Nordrhein-Westfalen w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Feb-2018 15:07 Red Dragon Added
01-Nov-2018 20:09 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]
01-Dec-2023 11:12 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org