ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50739
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 102 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ289 |
| MSN: | DY-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Missing from a training sortie.
Crew:
Pilot Capt. R.C. Thompson 206162V SAAF Runnymede Memorial 264
Flight Engineer Sgt. R. Aitchison 1824340 RAF Runnymede Memorial 223
Navigator F/Sgt. G.S. Reader 427548 RAAF Milsbeek War Cemetery 2 B 15 - It is not sure Reader is in this grave.
Bomb Aimer Sgt. R.I. White 1671475 RAF Runnymede Memorial 240
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner W/O H.L. Locke 1375820 RAF Runnymede Memorial 214
Air Gunner Sgt. G.V. Greening 1836309 RAF Runnymede Memorial 230
Air Gunner Sgt. G.B. Gibson 1699599 RAF Runnymede Memorial 230
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4039&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1942 | R9530 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea 10 km NW of Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 26 July 1943 | JD169 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | Missing, North Sea, off Dutch coast | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Sep-2019 19:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2019 19:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 06-Sep-2019 15:29 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
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