ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212380
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:12 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JD209 |
| MSN: | EQ-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sankt Hubert, Kempen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Claimed shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Heinrich Wohlers of the Stab IV./NJG 4 (detached to 3./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands. Also claimed by Flak, Flak claim marked 'VNE', victory Hptm. Wohlers later confirmed by the Luftwaffe.
Takeoff time: 23:45
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Joseph Gaudias Albert Patry RCAF J/17175 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Harold William Bishop RCAF R/69969 [PoW]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Norman Kellner RCAF J/18252 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Desmond Rudge RAFVR 1319221 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant George Albert Freeman RAF 1382402 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Edward Moorcroft RCAF J/18112 (NCO:R/140184) [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Albert Bennett Lewis RCAF R/106451 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD209
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2018 15:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Jun-2018 15:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 23-Apr-2024 19:10 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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