ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212032
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:24 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR684 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Möllen, Voerde, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Hit by heavy Flak units.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: EY-
Takeoff time: 22:41
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant James Morris Gavagan RAFVR 1265877 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Alfred Edward Hayes RAFVR 1277063 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Jasper Lionel Jeal RAF 658612 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer John Bentley Binns RAFVR 129640 [Killed] (NCO:1393097 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 01 December, 1942)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Albert Davies RAF 546698 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Percy Hollyer RCAF R/156906 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR684
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2018 17:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Nov-2018 06:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-May-2023 18:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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