ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208649
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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:32 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7805 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hervest near Dorsten -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Hit by heavy Flak units.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: MP-M
Takeoff time: 19:26
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant John Kershaw Howarth RAF 655475 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Charles Pitt RAFVR 1192387 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant George Howard Egan RAF 1210640 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Joseph William Sydney Blakey RAF 1000093 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Percy William Digby RAF 49686 (NCO:652924 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 October, 1942) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Frederick George Williams RAFVR 1304115 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Howard Nelson Richards RCAF R/115122 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://aircrewremembered.com/howarth-john.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2018 12:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:19 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 10-Feb-2024 10:25 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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