ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279527
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 January 1945 |
| Time: | 22:10 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 578 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NA603 |
| MSN: | LK-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vahlberg, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Burn |
Takeoff at 18:23 hrs for a bombing operation against Magdeburg.
The aircraft was shot down by a night fighter.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Robert Lenard Maloney RAAF Aus/417657 [Killed] Venray War Cemetery, Netherlands
Flight Engineer : Sergeant C G Atkins RAF 60303 [PoW]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Philip Henry Clews RAF 184918 [PoW] (NCO:1582779 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 31 October, 1944)
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Ivor Glyn Owen RAFVR 146350 [Killed] (NCO:1100092 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 July, 1943) Hanover War Cemetery, Germany
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Charles Thomas Moore RAAF Aus/429471 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant H G Skeats RAF 1432264 [PoW]
Mid-Under Gunner : Pilot Officer F J Fitzgerald RCAF [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant T W Spencer RAF 1436676 [PoW]
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5118A
http://aircrewremembered.com/maloney-robert-lenard.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2022 09:42 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Jan-2024 08:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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