ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208760
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| Date: | Sunday 4 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DT704 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Klausdorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Hit by radar-directed Flak and exploded in mid-air.
Target: Kiel
Call Sign: LQ-M
Takeoff time: 20:45
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant William Joseph Foley RCAF R/90930 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robert Arthur Damms RAFVR 942345 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Harry Bertram John Sargent RCAF R/109394 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Ralph James Wright RCAF J/22531 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II William Francis Jordan RCAF R/69379 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Robert Edward Goldney RCAF R/118056 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 April, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant James Alexander Campbell Taylor RCAF R/130695 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/19649-DT7041943-04-05.html
https://books.google.nl/books?id=C9GkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=halifax+DT704&source=bl&ots=JryA8RfkzL&sig=FPTMB5iHR1oFpGmuvckP0ZSDD7I&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjX2vPajaDaAhULsaQKHU2RDjMQ6AEINjAC#v=onepage&q=halifax%20DT704&f=false
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2018 07:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:25 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 04-Apr-2024 07:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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