ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236242
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1942 |
| Time: | 23:04 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BB204 |
| MSN: | PM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hastière, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 20:04 hrs local time for an operation to Saarbrücken in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wilhelm Herget of the Stab II./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 in GCI-box 7B.
For four crew members all help came too late: W/O Robert L. Telfer RCAF, pilot - P/O Ronald A. Bingham, his observer, 21 y. - Sgt John Patch, the air gunner, 29 y. and Sgt Squire A. Webster, also air gunner, 21 y. They were buried in Gosselies. Three crew members of the BB204 were taken prisoner of war: P/O R.L. Andre RAAF (navigator), Sgt H. O'Neil RAAF (wireless operator) and Sgt N.T. Lewthwaite (flight engineer).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-bij-hasti%C3%A8re
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BB204
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 August 1942 | BB214 | 103 Sqn RAF | 4 | near the Benediktinerabtei Maria Laach at Glees, Rheinland-Pfalz |  |
w/o |
| 5 September 1942 | W1220 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Jelsum, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 15 October 1942 | W1213 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | Disternich / Erp | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 11:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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