ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209408
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 01:44 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB800 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Großbottwar, 13 km northwest of Backnang, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Bock of the 7./NJG 101, flying a Bf 110 from Echterdingen airfield.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: MP-U
Takeoff time: 20:01
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant George Clifford Wright RAFVR 1213927 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Warrant Officer Albert George Charles Read RAFVR 1186489 [PoW, died later]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Alexander Nicholson Cooper RAF 49280 (NCO:549111 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 September, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Harold Eric Smith RAFVR 126887 (NCO:1271457 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 September, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer James Frederick Webb RAF 49997 (NCO:639368 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 17 November, 1942) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Dennis Bert Wombwell RAF 1413863 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Fraser Allan Robb RCAF R/122884 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/24706-JB8001943-04-17.html
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/gresse-germany-raf-friendly-fire-incident.55879/page-2
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2018 19:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Apr-2018 19:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:17 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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