ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215083
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | 02:00 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW229 |
| MSN: | EY-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Werner Baake of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110G from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 19:48
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Alan Egerton Ferguson RAFVR 139598 [Killed] (NCO:1481268 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 April, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant R A Davies RAF [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer Arthur Charles Beales RAF 133732 [PoW] (NCO:1389360 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 09 February, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Henry Claire Shallcross Hamley RAF 139841 [PoW] (NCO:1474122 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 July, 1943)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Alfred Reginald Fleming RAFVR 1576515 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Jack Richdale Trace RCAF R/157548 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Frank O'Dwyer RAAF Aus/410716 [Killed]
P/O Hamley retired from the RAF as a Flying Officer, 26th March 1952.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW229
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2018 17:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-Sep-2023 07:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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