ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210440
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HR658 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km SW of Harlingen or 20 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
| Dortmund |
Shot down by a night fighter, there are two possibilities:
- shot down by Oberleutnant Lothar Linke of the 12./NJG 1 at 02:10, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield. Location: North Sea 20 km southwest of Harlingen.
- shot down by Leutnant Heinz Grimm of the Stab IV./NJG 1 at 02:47, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield. Location: North Sea 20 km northwest of Vlieland.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Gudmundur Arnpor Johannesson RCAF R/123858 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Cameron William Ellard RCAF R/51529 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer William Angus Grant RCAF J/22204 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Malcolm Roy Edgar Metcalfe RCAF R/104383 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Class II Donat Cyprien Romain Nault RCAF R/106380 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Roger Victor Clitheroe RCAF R/108256 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Jack Colin Archer RCAF R/141130 [Killed]
All are remembered on the Runnymede Memorial
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/19469-HR6581943-05-05.html
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/halifaxbomber/engine-inquiry-t829.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2018 09:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 21:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-May-2024 07:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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