ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210211
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| Date: | Saturday 1 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:43 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DK171 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Estern, near Stadtlohn, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wolfgang Thimmig of the Stab III./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+BR from Twente airfield, the Netherlands. Also claimed by Flak, victory Thimmig confirmed.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: MP-J
Takeoff time: 00:40
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Bruce Wainwright Thomas RAAF Aus/416466 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Albert Hawley RAF 814218 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Edwin Hall Wood RAFVR 1311885 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Frederick Norris RAF 646266 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frederick John Chandler RAFVR 1032376 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant George Eric Testal RAF 1515941 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Ernest Hemsworth RAF 1472158 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/24609-DK1711943-05-01.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2018 12:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Apr-2018 12:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2018 12:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2024 07:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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