ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231160
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Date: | Thursday 8 June 1944 |
Time: | 03:20 |
Type: | Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
Registration: | LW128 |
MSN: | AL-V |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Benson, Oxfordshire, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, UK |
Destination airport: | Acheres France |
Narrative:Flak damaged over France, Pilot hurt, Navigator, Bomb Aimer and Wireless Operatorbailed over France. 2 x Air Gunners stayed with pilot while F;ight Engineer flew the aircraft back accross the Channel. All 4 bailed over the UK. Aircraft crashed near Benson and disintegrated on impact. Pilot was found dead from his injuries.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader William Brodie Anderson DFC RCAF J/8924 [Fatal Injury]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Gilbert Ebenezer James Steers CGM RAFVR 1460321 (Officer:178253 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 August, 1944)
Navigator : Flight Sergeant A Capuston RCAF [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Leland Spence O'Leary RCAF R/174641 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 May, 1944) [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Class I Joseph David James Banning RCAF R/87192 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant J Mangione RCAF
Rear Gunner : Sergeant G J Ritchie RCAF
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=lw128 http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=8514 Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Dec-2019 07:13 |
tachel |
Added |
05-Jun-2021 09:48 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
04-May-2024 15:14 |
Rob Davis |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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