ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236039
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| Date: | Monday 10 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BB211 |
| MSN: | DY-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Elbergen, Emsbüren, Ems, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 00:08 hrs for an operation to Osnabrück in Niedersachsen.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed, probably at 03:06 hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Douglas Burton McLeod RAAF Aus/407905 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Raymond Venables Willshire RAF 574939 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Alan Douglas Lewis Lamont RNZAF NZ/404381 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Howard Conroy Jones RCAF R/66087 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant James Frederick Long RCAF R/77051 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant David Bower Richards RAAF Aus/407743 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Murray Lorne McCarthy RCAF J/7796 [Killed]
Those who did not survive rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BB211
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 1942 | W7653 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 3 | Hamois, Namur |  |
w/o |
| 20 May 1942 | W1099 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Cottesmore, County Rutland, England |  |
w/o |
| 27 July 1942 | W1142 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 2 | Niedersachsen or Hamburg | |
w/o |
| 9 November 1942 | DT539 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 8 | Oosterend, Texel, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 22 November 1942 | W7914 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | Hangest sur Somme |  |
w/o |
| 28 July 1943 | JD150 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | near Höbek, Haßmoor, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 11 August 1943 | JD369 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 6 | near Alsenborn, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2020 09:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-May-2020 09:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2022 08:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Mar-2024 14:36 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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