ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209288
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:04 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT746 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Hilaire-le-Petit, 18 km northwest of Suippes, Grand Est -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne |
| Stuttgart |
Shot down by night fighter 4./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217N from Saint-Dizier airfield.
Target: Stuttgart
Call Sign: ZA-Y
Takeoff time: 21:27
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant James Eric George Hancock RAFVR 1375756 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Jack Lionel Lee RAF 1219685 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Hugh George Owen RAFVR 1387138 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant David Bertram Everitt RAFVR 963888 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Donald Ernest Funnell RAFVR 1292366 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Fred William Griggs RAFVR 1375614 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John David Culleton RAFVR 798691 [Killed]
Sources:
http://39-45.auzeau.fr/france/51-marne/51-saint-hilaire-le-petit/
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=17
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2018 20:31 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Feb-2020 14:13 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2024 06:51 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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