ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208355
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 March 1943 |
| Time: | 01:18 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR757 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Schnelsen, Hamburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Hit by heavy Flak units.
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: NP-M
Takeoff time: 22:11
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Harry Holcombe RAFVR 926963 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Thomas Dawson RAFVR 1006135 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Henry Frederick Roger Stettiner RAFVR 1380632 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Harold Vernon Tracey RCAF R/84804 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Henry Dillon RCAF R/82496 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Robert McGregor Wilson RAFVR 1070425 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ernest Milne RAFVR 995124 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2018 15:42 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 12:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2024 09:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2024 09:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source] |
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