ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249221
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| Date: | Sunday 15 October 1944 |
| Time: | 20:25 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LV878 |
| MSN: | ZA-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 60-90 km N of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire |
| Wilhelmshaven |
Took off from RAF Melbourne at 19:52.
There are two possible claims for this aircraft.
Oblt Arnold Brinkmann 8/NJG3 - 60/90km North of Schiermonnikoog (UN): 2,800m at 20:25.
Uffz Werner Kroschke 10/NJG3 - 60/90km North of Schiermonnikoog (UN): 2,800m at 20:26.
Crew
Pilot: 1316375 Flt Sgt Cyril Malcolm Owen - Runnymede Memorial Panel 221.
Flight Engineer: 1894787 Sgt Alfred George Murphy - Runnymede Memorial Panel 235.
Navigator: 1398973 Flt Sgt Eric William Smith - Runnymede Memorial Panel 222.
Bomb Aimer: 1437316 Flt Sgt Horace George Wynn - Runnymede Memorial Panel 223.
Wireless Operator: 1075888 Sgt James Picken - Runnymede Memorial Panel 236.
Mid Upper Gunner: 1589581 Sgt Sydney George Griffiths - Runnymede Memorial Panel 230.
Rear Gunner: 1591313 Sgt Donald McKay - Runnymede Memorial Panel 233.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LV878&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
CWGC
RAF Bomber Command Losses 1944 - W R Chorley
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1943 | JD207 | 10 Sqn RAF | 5 | behind 'De Rozephoeve', Rosepdreef, Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 6 September 1943 | JD322 | 10 Sqn RAF | 7 | Waldsee, Rheinland-Pfalz |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2021 15:07 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Mar-2021 08:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Jun-2022 00:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Oct-2023 16:47 | Anon. | Updated [[Location]] |
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