ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209483
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:07 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR659 |
| MSN: | EY-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Trier (Rheinland-Pfalz) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Paul Faden of the 11./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Takeoff time: 20:51
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Edward George Mortenson RAFVR 117484 (NCO:1272130 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 April, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Alexander Bell RAF 1010574 [PoW]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Raymond Claud Walter Dennis RAF 141800 (NCO:933866 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 April, 1943) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Walter George Frank Fisher RAF 122486 (NCO:655744 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 16 June, 1942) [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Alfred Steven RAF 144710 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Lawton Cyril Minshaw RAF 1391083 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Donald Alfred Pitman RAFVR 1578344 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR659
https://books.google.nl/books?id=fFvGBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT94&lpg=PT94&dq=halifax+HR659&source=bl&ots=-nyP6TC_x6&sig=RAcLWOACb7-jv63RY9o1WBP0r_Q&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDjov0nsPaAhVDSBQKHYLXCmgQ6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q=HR659&f=false
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 April 1944 | LW515 | 78 Sqn RAF | 7 | Culot, Bierbeek, Flemish Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 07:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Nov-2018 06:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Jan-2019 10:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 11:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:14 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:18 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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