ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209429
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:05 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JB925 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Bierfeld and Nonnweiler, Saarland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Peter Deppermann of the 12./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: EQ-R
Takeoff time: 21:04
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Clifford Oscar Hatle RCAF J/9407 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flying Officer Thomas Harold O'Connell RCAF J/20465 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William George Kapuscinski RCAF R/80897 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Laurence Henry Holmes RAFVR 135023 (NCO:1286312 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 January, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Sydney Frederick Osmond RAFVR 1391764 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II John William Gibson RCAF R/75614 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Henry Richmond RCAF R/97633 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Albert Andrew Tschantre RCAF R/144193 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://aircrewremembered.com/hatle-clifford.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2018 20:04 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Apr-2018 20:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:30 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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