ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239755
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD263 |
| MSN: | MH-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | vicinity Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:44 hrs local time for an operation against Mannheim and Ludwigshafen.
The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances, two survivors were taken prisoner of war. The five others have no known grave and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant William Joseph King RAFVR 1321389 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Thomas Cawthorne RAF 649855 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant William Morrison Flucker Barnet RAF 1318129 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Reginald Nelson RAFVR 1319095 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant James Barry Parsons RAFVR 1576472 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Jack Alcock RAF 1480577 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Henry Bennett RAFVR 1319079 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD263
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2020 08:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Apr-2024 18:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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