ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206934
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7861 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea W of Heligoland or 30 km N of Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
Shot down by Ofw. Karl Haisch of the 4./NJG 3 or Lt. Lothar Linke of the 12./NJG 1
Location: or sea west of Heligoland at 21:45 or sea 30 km north of Ameland at 22:21
Target: Hamburg
Call Sign: MH-B
Takeoff time: 18:38
Crew:
Pilot - F/Sgt John Martin Claridge Johnsen RAFVR (933612), aged 21, wife of East Grinstead, Sussex.
Flight Engineer - Sgt Alexander Campbell RAFVR (1071521).
Navigator - Sgt Albert George Snow RAFVR (1091872).
Air Bomber - Sgt Norman Phillip Taylor RAFVR (1336198), of Clayton, Lancashire.
Wireless Operator - Sgt Leslie Charles Pearson RAFVR (1288177).
Air Gunner - Sgt Cyril Davies RAFVR (1412831), of Penclawdd, Glamorgan.
Air Gunner - Sgt James Arthur Barnard RAFVR (1293974), of Peckham, London.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive Part One by Theo Boiten
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/25506-W78611943-03-04.html
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/w7855.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2018 21:19 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 19:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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