ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208758
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| Date: | Sunday 4 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:25 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR699 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hohwachter Bucht, 4 km NE of Weißenhaus -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne |
Hit by radar-directed Flak, exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Hohwachter Bucht.
Target: Kiel
Call Sign: ZA-J
Takeoff time: 20:58
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer John Allistair Wann RCAF J/9543 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant William Malcolm Maisenbacher RCAF R/137144 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Norman Bertram RAFVR 144198 (NCO:112313 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 June, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant William Ernest Scanlon RAFVR 1089365 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Henry Wheen RAFVR 144260 (NCO:1177706 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 June, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer David Colin Tansley Jagger RAF 51701 (NCO:567622 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 May, 1943) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Eric Vernon Frankland RAFVR 144261 (NCO:1217750 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 June, 1943) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://aircrewremembered.com/wann-john.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2018 07:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:23 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 04-Apr-2024 07:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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