ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209393
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB908 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ehningen, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Jakob Bender of the 7./NJG 101, flying a Bf 110 from Echterdingen airfield.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: KN-W
Takeoff time: 20:46
Crew:
F/S F.S.Wall Pilot POW Camps L1 L6 357
Sgt D.I.Pullen Flight Engineer KIA Dürnbach War Cemetery.
Sgt G.R.Fernee Navigator KIA Dürnbach War Cemetery.
Sgt R.M.Tullett Bomb Aimer POW Camps L1 L6 357
Sgt A.K.Edgar Wireless Operator KIA Dürnbach War Cemetery.
Sgt L.Johnson AG POW ACamps L1 L6 357
Sgt R.W.Robinson AG KIA Dürnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/24446-JB9081943-04-17.html
https://halifaxjd371kno.com/index.php/1942-1943-1944/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2018 14:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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