ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207389
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| Date: | Thursday 11 March 1943 |
| Time: | 23:43 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HR656 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Rosières -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Shot down by Hptm. Otto Materne of the 4./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Saint-Dizier airfield. Three crew members were taken PoW, with four crew members evading capture.
Target: Stuttgart
Call Sign: EQ-T
Takeoff time: 19:10
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Arnot Andrew Stewart RNZAF NZ/413502 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant J A Hammond RCAF 81832 [Evaded]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant David Duncan Patrick Leitch MBE RAFVR 921693 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer George Herbert Lamus RAF 121779 (NCO:1387520 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 August, 1942) [Evaded]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Laurence Stanley Marsden RAF 1268458 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant R D Davidson RCAF 144478 [Evaded]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant C T Hamilton RNZAF 411240 [Evaded]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/19514-HR6561943-03-12.html
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/March43/March11~1243.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2018 07:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Mar-2018 07:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Mar-2024 07:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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