ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208789
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| Date: | Monday 5 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:22 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BB336 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Hindenburgdamm, Sylt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Paul Szameitat of the 5./NJG 3, flying Do 217 D5+SN from Schleswig airfield.
Target: Kiel
Call Sign: EQ-O
Takeoff time: 21:13
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Edward Gerard Gilmore DFC RCAF C/1036 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Kenneth William Haynes RAFVR 1087533 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant John Baillie Darroch RAFVR 121551 (NCO:1121307 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 July, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant James William Taylor Maso Smith DFM RAFVR 1475434 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Potter George Oyler RAFVR 1254722 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Maxwell Palmer Hall RCAF J/16063 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Russell Thomas Wiggett RCAF R/116330 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://aircrewremembered.com/gilmore-edward.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2018 19:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Apr-2018 19:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:24 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 04-Apr-2024 07:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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