ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234636
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| Date: | Sunday 23 April 1944 |
| Time: | 01:38 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MZ514 |
| MSN: | SE-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Veen, Alpen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croft, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:29 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Major Hans Karlewski of the 2./NJG 1, who had taken off from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : 1st Lieutenant (US) E F Boyle USAAF [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald Blair Corkill RAFVR 2216220 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Peter George Harvey MacGregor RCAF J/22743 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Norman Herbert Lynch RCAF J/88774 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Fred Hatchman RCAF J/86443 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Albert Howcroft RAFVR 1592318 [Killed]
Mid-Under Gunner : Pilot Officer Robert Lachlan Lochhead RCAF J/90280 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Joseph Lidio Priamo RCAF J/90756 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=MZ514
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2020 15:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Apr-2024 06:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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