ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208405
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 March 1943 |
| Time: | 04:39 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DT679 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ruttelerfeld/Stapelmoor, southeast of Marx, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Hit by Flak.
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: EQ-Q
Takeoff time: 21:42
Crew:-
Pilot : F/O Frank Napoleon Smith Cavanaugh RCAF J/13482 [Killed]
F/E : Sgt Raymond Henry Holtham RAF 578060 [Killed]
Nav : Sgt Thomas William Harris RAFVR 1432430 [Killed]
Nav : F/O Harold Edward Tanner RCAF J/13421 [Killed]
W/Op/AG : Sgt Edwin Arthur Biggs RAFVR 1210605 [Killed]
M/U : F/S Granite William Herrington RCAF R/137373 [Killed]
R/G : F/S Walter Anthony Kopacz RCAF R/137398 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/19460-DT6791943-03-30.html
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/March43/March29~3043.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 09:42 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2022 07:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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