ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206913
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 March 1943 |
| Time: | 01:05 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT767 |
| MSN: | MP-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 40 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Shot down by Lt. Robert Denzel of the 12./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G9+GZ from Bergen airfield.
Target: Berlin
Takeoff time: 18:20
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Norman Scott Black RNZAF NZ/415056 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Herbert John Gruntman RAFVR 1174669 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Leslie Harold Gregson RAFVR 977863 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Eric Alfred Taylor RAFVR 110642 (NCO:339006 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 December, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Gustave Prigent RAFVR 1112179 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Raymond Barrett RAFVR 1429689 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Jack Ryder RAFVR 1075560 [Killed]
Associated Crew : Squadron Leader Edward (Ted) Arthur Strange DFC RAFVR 138826 (NCO:1384138 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 February, 1943)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/24558-DT7671943-03-02.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DT767
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2018 16:31 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Nov-2018 16:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Mar-2024 08:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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