ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51095
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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | 20:55 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK686 |
| MSN: | IP-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 12 km W of Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croft, Cheshire |
Takeoff at 16:41 for an operation to Frankfurt, Germany.
Hit by Marine Flak on return.
Crew:
Pilot W/O I W.R. Ferrier R/77103 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 175
Flight engineer Sgt. S.S. Smith R/108246 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 187
Navigator W/O II W.F. Marshall R/138078 RCAF Den Haag 4 77 Washed up Scheveningen 30 Dec 43
Bomb aimer F/O. A.A. Fisher J/20482 RCAF Den Haag 4 76 Washed up Scheveningen 30 Dec 43
Wireless op F/O. M.S. Taylor J/12075 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 175
Air gunner Sgt. E.S. Pridham R/193077 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 185
Air gunner F/Sgt. J.D. Pilkey R/146665 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 185
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3237&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Dec-2018 07:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2018 08:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2022 05:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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