ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207330
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| Date: | Thursday 11 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:32 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT748 |
| MSN: | MP-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marson-sur-Barboure, Meuse, Grand Est -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Shot down by Lt. Jakob Schaus of the 4./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Saint-Dizier airfield.
Target: Stuttgart
Takeoff time: 19:28
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Harold Edmund Witham RAFVR 1332048[Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ernest Frederick Smith RAF 632681[Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Thomas Charles Laws RAFVR 655647[Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant John Harris RAFVR 1339498[Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Philip Grenville Lyon RAFVR 143403(NCO:949980 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 18 May, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Leslie Edward Ashdown RAFVR 657089[Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Benjamin Harvey Bishop RAAF Aus/406557[Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DT748
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 1942 | W1064 | 76 Sqn RAF | 2 | Bossut-Gottechain, Grez-Doiceau, Walloon Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 28 August 1943 | DK269 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | Mailach, Lonnerstadt, Bayern |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2018 22:12 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 12:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Nov-2018 20:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2024 18:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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