ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209657
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:45 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JB912 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | claim location: 1.5 km E of Eggesin, Pommern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Werner Hoffmann of the 4./NJG 5, flying a Bf 110 from Parchim airfield. Also claimed by Flak, victory Hptm. Hoffmann confirmed.
Target: Stettin
Call Sign: VR-B
Takeoff time: 21:14
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Thomas Earl Jackson RCAF J/16939 [PoW]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Joseph Frederick Westerman RCAF R/66448 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Camille Joseph Sebastien RCAF R/64004 [PoW]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant James Martin Carlton RCAF R/103168 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Jack R Fry RCAF J/16934 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Thomas Mervyn Crandell RCAF R/85964 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Dennis Arthur Watkins DFM RAFVR 938881 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Edwin Jury RAF 653173 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://6bombergroup.ca/April43/April20~2143.html
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/19355-JB9121943-04-21.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2018 08:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 15:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 10:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Jul-2022 05:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Apr-2024 11:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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