ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232727
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| Date: | Friday 21 April 1944 |
| Time: | 01:20 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JP113 |
| MSN: | NA-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | forest near Attlebridge, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St. George |
| Lens |
Damaged by cannon fire from a nightfighter over France. Crew put out fires, pilot managed to fly back to UK for a crash landing. 3 of the crew bailed out over France, of which 2 were captured and were POW. One crewmember died from injuries sustained in the crash landing.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant C G Ford RCAF [Injured]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant J W Carrigan RAF [Injured]
Navigator : Flying Officer N R McGregor RCAF 14675 [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Arthur Hugh Murphy RCAF J/25069 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant E S Jones RAFVR
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer B D Ardis RCAF [Injured]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Arthur Shaw MiD RAF 54437 (NCO:650909 : Commission Gazetted Friday 21 April, 1944) [Fatal Injury]
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=jp113
http://aircrewremembered.com/ford-charles.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2020 22:21 | tachel | Added |
| 01-Apr-2020 15:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 20-Apr-2024 06:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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