ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209286
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:15-03:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JB909 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Neuvillette, 4 km northwest of Reims, Grand Est -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Hans-Karl Kamp of the 7./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217 from Juvincourt airfield. Claim time: 02:57.
Target: Stuttgart
Call Sign: EQ-G
Takeoff time: 21:51
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Ian Cumming Mackenzie RAAF Aus/405005 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant W L Canter RCAF R/127907 [Evaded]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Lloyd William McKenzie RCAF J/71102 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Alfred Playfair RAF 118652 (NCO:1380984 : Commission Gazetted Friday 10 July, 1942) [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Thomas James Coupland RAF 1343940 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Conel O'Connell RAAF Aus/403033 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer William Alexander McIlroy RAF 50572 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2018 20:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2024 07:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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