ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208655
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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT635 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km E of Pfalzdorf, 43 km N of Roermond -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Shot
down by night fighter pilot Major Werner Streib of the Stab I/NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+DB from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: NP-F
Takeoff time: 19:42
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant John Denis Cole RAFVR 118067 (NCO:1375227 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 31 March, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald Gowing RAFVR 941531 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Ronald Claude Stemp RAFVR 141802 (NCO:1319682 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 April, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Bertram James Warr RAFVR 1391138 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Albert Ward RAFVR 1074938 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer William Albert Robinson RAFVR 142019 (NCO:1074702 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 April, 1943) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Clifford George Dawson RAFVR 141810 (NCO:1075562 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 April, 1943) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/21021-DT6351943-04-04.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2018 14:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 12:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:22 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 03-Apr-2022 06:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2024 06:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2024 06:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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