ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231958
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MZ482 |
| MSN: | KW-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ciney, 14 km ENE of Dinant, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe |
Collided in mid-air with Mosquito NS957 of 515 Sqn RAF, both machines crashing near Ciney (Namur), 14 km ENE from Dinant.(Laroche Belgium) 19.3.1945. Only a single crew member managed to bail out safely.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Arthur John Guy Temple RCAF J/95510 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Lloyd George Hinch RCAF J/94672 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Frederick Hansell Irwin RCAF J/40904 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer John Shaw Wilson RCAF J/94673 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Joseph Gilbert Newton LeJambe RCAF J/37352 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Alexander Banks RCAF R/260678 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant G A Balyx RCAF
Sources:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/141186
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=mz482
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 April 1944 | MZ573 | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Oosterschelde, NE of Krabbendijke, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
| 16 March 1945 | PN172 | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF | 1 | NW of Gosselies , Hainaut | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2020 20:03 | tachel | Added |
| 13-Nov-2022 00:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Nov-2022 02:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Mar-2024 07:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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