ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50680
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 1944 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ599 |
| MSN: | MP-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Westkapelle, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 09:13 hrs for a Ramrod operation to Walcheren island, Zeeland.
Ramrod - bomber raid escorted by fighters aimed at destruction of a specific target in daylight.
The aircraft failed to return, it crashed into the North Sea with a complete loss of life. All seven are missing in action and are commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial:
Pilot S/Ldr. R.T. Langton AFC DFM 45973 RAF - panel 200
Flight Engineer Sgt. F.G. Whittaker 1877325 RAF - panel 240
Navigator F/O. J.G. Cossins 153208 RAF - panel 205
Bomb Aimer F/O. J.S.B. Corry 148858 RAF - panel 205
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. E.C. Care 1330794 RAF - panel 216
Air Gunner Sgt. R.W. McGrain 1825130 RAF - panel 223
Air Gunner Sgt. W.L. Sandilands 1897221 RAF - panel 237
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4580&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.associations.rafinfo.org.uk/code_names.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Oct-2019 08:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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