ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209289
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:22 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BB311 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | a marsh in the municipality of Tugny-et-Pont, Aisne, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Helmut Bergmann of the Stab III./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield.
Target: Stuttgart
Call Sign: EQ-L
Takeoff time: 21:31
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Leyland Ellis Usher RCAF J/14135 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robert Ernest Dressler RCAF R/59857 [PoW]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Grenville Marshall Parkinson RCAF J/13820 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Ian Ross MacDonald RCAF R/137824 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Joseph Courtney RAFVR 1086282 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Walter Reed RCAF R/105201 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Raymon Harry Jay RCAF J/16465 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3723
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2018 20:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2024 07:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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