ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279520
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| Date: | Friday 5 January 1945 |
| Time: | 20:05 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ767 |
| MSN: | MH-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brandlecht, Nordhorn, GB, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
Takeoff at 16:37 hrs for a bombing operation against Hannover.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by a night fighter and crashed. Those who perished were initially buried at Brandlecht.
Pilot F/O. G.I. Hodgson 24 421510 RNZAF / Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Flight Engineer Sgt. B.W. Duffell 1332363 RAF POW -
Navigator F/Sgt. J.G. Orr AUS426755 RAAF POW -
Bomb Aimer F/O. R.J. Crane AUS425610 RAAF POW -
Wireless Operator F/Sgt. D. Keirs 20 AUS432207 RAAF POW - Captured 5 Jan 45 Holland.
Mid Upper Gunner W/O. A. Allan 1365515 RAF / Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Rear Gunner Sgt. A.W.T. Boulton 1604051 RAF / Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5645
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2022 08:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-Jun-2022 04:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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