ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207329
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| Date: | Thursday 11 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W7803 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km west of Malmaison -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
Shot down by Ofw. Reinhard Kollak of the 7./NJG 4, flying Bf 110 F-4 3C+LR from Juvincourt airfield.
Target: Stuttgart
Call Sign: LQ-B
Takeoff time: 19:01
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Harold Gordon Shockley RCAF J/7979 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Bernard Henry Labarge RCAF J/16635 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Charles Orrin Henderson RCAF R/75353 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Francis Holland RAFVR 132994 (NCO:657620 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 December, 1942) [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer William Watson Kirkpatrick RAFVR 132995 (NCO:657485 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 December, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Matthew Walker Mackenzie RAFVR 1355437 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Wendell Mclean Palmer RCAF J/9256 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer James Henderson RAFVR 133003 (NCO:1127420 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 December, 1942) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/19664-W78031943-03-12.html
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/March43/March11~1243.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2018 22:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Mar-2018 07:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Mar-2024 07:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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