ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234127
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| Date: | Saturday 24 March 1945 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ759 |
| MSN: | NP-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gladbeck, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 09:05 hrs for an operation to Gladbeck.
The aircraft was shot down and the three survivors were taken prisoner of war:
Pilot W/O. E.Y. Yeoman 196095 RAF / Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Flight Engineer Sgt. J.R. Williams 1836168 RAF / Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Navigator F/Sgt. J.E.D. Taylor 1581652 RAF / prisoner of war
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. J. Brown 1559298 RAF / Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner W/O. W.H. Hulme 409708 RAAF / Venray War Cemetery in the Netherlands
Air Gunner F/Sgt. G.D. Lunn 551767 RAF / prisoner of war
Air Gunner F/O. W.H. White 172640 RAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5428B&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 July 1942 | DG227 | 158 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 15 miles SSE of Great Yarmouth, England |  |
w/o |
| 18 April 1944 | LV954 | 158 Sqn RAF | 6 | Damery, Somme département |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2020 10:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
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