ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206935
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7678 |
| 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 Linton-on-Ouse |
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: MP-L
Takeoff time: 18:14
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer William Ronald Golding RAFVR 110589 (NCO:1378257 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 December, 1941) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Royston Robert Isaac Webber RAFVR 1167097 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Leslie Alexander Allan RAFVR 124401 (NCO:1215189 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 August, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Raymond Leonard Colverson RAF 617284 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant George Charles Daniel Sayer RAFVR 1293575 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Keneth Hitchen RAFVR 1505123 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Jocelyn Thompson RAFVR 1311822 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7678
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2018 21:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Nov-2018 20:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Mar-2024 07:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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