ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50727
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| Date: | Sunday 15 October 1944 |
| Time: | 02:00 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 298 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL293 |
| MSN: | 8A-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer, S of Stavoren, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tarrant Rushton |
Takeoff at 00:15 hrs for an SD/SOE operation code-named Rummy 6.
The aircraft was hit by light Flak and was ditched in the IJsselmeer lake.
Pilot F/O. W.B. Taylor J/26499 RCAF / evader
Flight Engineer Sgt. J. Campbell 1897044 RAF / evader
Navigator F/O. W. McGechie J/87025 RCAF / evader
Bomb Aimer W/O. H.L. Ferguson R/159102 RCAF / washed up near Stavoren 16 October, buried Stavoren cemetery
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner F/Sgt. A. Springate 1705182 RAF / evader
Rear Gunner P/O. J.A. Horwood J/86862 RCAF / evader
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4544&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Mar-2021 09:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2022 03:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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