ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208856
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| Date: | Monday 5 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:31 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT785 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | a field on the eastern side of Thornaby airfield -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne |
Shot up in an encounter with a Ju 88 west of Sylt, Germany at 23:19 and later crash landed in a field on the eastern side of Thornaby airfield just short of the runway.
Target: Kiel
Call Sign: ZA-H
Takeoff time: 20:21
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Ronald Charles Williams RAFVR 1377791 (Officer:146333 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 July, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Laverick RAFVR 545207
Navigator : Sergeant Joseph Hooson RAFVR 1206791 (Officer:158427 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 16 November, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Eric John Stone RAFVR 1332888 (Officer:146277 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 July, 1943)
Wireless Operator : Sergeant R G H Wray RAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant F C Redman RAFVR 914991
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Jack Smith RAFVR 1128922
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/dt785.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2018 20:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2024 07:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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