ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236131
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 August 1942 |
| Time: | 00:08 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1226 |
| MSN: | TL-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sønderborg, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:43 hrs local time for an operation to Flensburg in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was attacked by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Herbert Altner of the 5./NJG 3, who was flying Bf 110 D5+CN from Schleswig airfield in Germany. A fire started at the rear end of the fuselage and at 00:08 it crashed to the ground in a field belonging to “Ladegården” farm near Sønderborg.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant John Walter Smith RAF 1286487 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Basil Cooper RAF 327159 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Cyril Samuel Crutchley RAF 1194237 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Ralph Graham Humphreys RNZAF NZ/404638 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant George Arthur Brassey RAF 1100037 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Francis Wall RAAF Aus/405525 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Arthur John Owen Leo RAF 778694 [PoW, died later, he lost his life on 20 Aug 44, when his working party was attacked from the air.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194249.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 1942 | W1021 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | Diegem, Machelen, Flemish Brabant (claim location) |  |
w/o |
| 26 July 1942 | W1147 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 6 | Orthen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 22 June 1943 | W7878 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 140 km west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 31 August 1943 | HR878 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 4 | 1.5 km east of Kuinre, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 10:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-May-2020 10:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2023 09:21 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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