ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215364
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| Date: | Thursday 16 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:22 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD156 |
| MSN: | NF-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kattegat, off Norsminde -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Johannes Hiendlmayr of the 11./NJG 3, flying a Ju 88 C-6 or R-1 from Grove airfield.
The aircraft was on an SOE operation to Poland, a supply-dropping mission to the Polish resistance.
Takeoff time: 18:26
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD156
F/S Graham Ernest Snook has no known grave.
Sgt. Henry Johnston is burried at Frederikshavn Kirkegard, Denmark.
F/O James Reid Bradley is burried at Randers Nordre Kirkegard, Denmark.
Rest of crew was taken prisoner.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD156
https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/226328
Faldne allierde flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2018 10:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Sep-2018 13:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Apr-2024 18:50 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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