ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228647
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| Date: | Monday 21 August 1944 |
| Time: | 18:20 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 415 (Swordfish) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MZ633 |
| MSN: | GU-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Birkin -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Exeter |
| RAF East Moor |
Mid air collision with Halifax NA609 of same squadron. Both entire crews perished in subsequent crash.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Brian Edmund Wilmot DFC and Bar RCAF J/23777 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Norman Martin Malpass RAFVR 1852325 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer John Henry Hudson RCAF J/23947 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Thomas Earl Wiltse RCAF J/87719 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Walter Reginald Eaglestone RCAF J/26854 [Killed]
Crew : Flying Officer John Webber Mitchell RCAF C/38529 [Killed]
Pax: aircraft mechanic TBD
Sources:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york44/mz633.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=MZ633
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=NA609
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/228668
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2019 19:06 | tachel | Added |
| 01-Sep-2019 11:51 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2019 19:08 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Sep-2019 15:02 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2023 06:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]] |
| 03-Jan-2024 22:52 | tachel | Updated [Time, Cn] |
| 03-Jan-2024 22:59 | tachel | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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