ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243397
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| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:45 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW720 |
| MSN: | NP-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 km N of Aachen, -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:00 hrs for an operation against Aachen.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Major Hans Karlewski of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying a Heinkel He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands. This was credited asK arewski's 4th victory.
A short biography of Dennis Davies can be see at source 5.
Fight Sergeant J M Roberts, Pilot and Captain.
Flying Officer W C Graham, Navigator - survived
Sergeant C Weeks, Wireless Operator - survived. PoW in Stalagluft 7
Sergeant A R Brice, Mid Upper Gunner - survived
Sergeant D Davis, Rear Gunner
Sergeant W M Rivers, Flight Engineer.
There were 3 survivors amongst the crew; 4 rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
1. Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
2. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW720
3. Google Maps
4. Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 024.
5. https://www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com/raf/davies-dennis/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2020 19:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Nov-2020 16:04 | Weeks | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, Photo] |
| 16-May-2023 01:32 | redsix | Updated [[Total fatalities, Narrative, Photo]] |
| 05-Oct-2023 16:25 | Richard | Updated [[[Total fatalities, Narrative, Photo]]] |
| 17-Oct-2023 12:14 | Richard | Updated [[[[Total fatalities, Narrative, Photo]]]] |
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