ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214199
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:40 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD408 |
| MSN: | DY-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vollmersbach, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Johannes Engels of the 4./NJG 6, flying a Bf 110.
Takeoff time: 22:50
Crew-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Lawrence James Pestridge RAF 68471 [PoW] (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 January, 1941)
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer John Burdon RAF 51730 [Killed] (NCO:621445 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 01 June, 1943)
Navigator : Pilot Officer Arthur Richardson Hunter DFC RCAF J/16645 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Leslie Bays RAFVR 127292 [Fatal Injury] (NCO:1335610 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 22 September, 1942)
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Kenneth Patrick Walker RAF 1256602 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Leslie George Dunn RAF 1580897 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Frederick Arthur Sherrington RAF 524675 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD408
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 July 1942 | R9442 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 6 | Corbais, Mont-Saint-Guibert, Walloon Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 11 September 1942 | W7752 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 8 | North Sea SW of Vlissingen, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
| 13 August 1944 | MZ647 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 8 | near Rehborn railway station, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2018 08:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Oct-2018 14:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2018 18:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Aug-2023 07:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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