ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 307981
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 January 1945 |
| Time: | 21:45 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NA183 |
| MSN: | PT-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bokendorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe |
| Magdeburg |
Bombing mission to Magdeburg Germany. The aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed 21:45 at Bokensdorf, 5½ miles north-west from the centre of Wolfsburg. The dead of the crew are buried in the Hanover War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Elvet Baxter McCutcheon DFC RCAF J/25218 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flying Officer Terence Cyril Jones RAFVR 158807 (NCO:1504544) [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Douglas Warren Ritchie RCAF J/37201 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer John Gordon Welk RCAF J/36881 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer John Gilbert Skidmore RCAF J/92884 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer G A Haacke RCAF [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer D O Mackey RCAF [PoW]
Sources:
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=na183&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/Jan45/Jan16~1745.html
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=J25218&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2024 07:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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