ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51359
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Sunday 3 October 1943 |
| Time: | 23:23 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DK203 |
| MSN: | MP-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee pole 94 near Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
Homeward-bound, shot down by the crew of Oberfeldwebel Vinke, Uffz. Dunger & Uffz. Walter of the 11./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 G-4 in GCI-box Tiger.
Takeoff time: 18:30 / operation - Kassel, Germany
Pilot / Lt. N.S.D. Eckhoff N253 RNoAF / initially buried Terschelling, now buried Norway
Flight Engineer / F/Sgt. A. Hays 746694 RAF / died of wounds 6 October; Leeuwarden cemetery
Navigator / Sgt. S. Meieran N783 RAF / prisoner of war; from Norway
Bomb Aimer / Sgt. R. Coupe 1110950 RAF / prisoner of war
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / Sgt. J. Skjelanger N5368 RNoAF / prisoner of war; from Norway
Mid Upper Gunner / Sgt. C.H.E. Coster 1850701 RAF / prisoner of war
Rear Gunner / F/O. M.G. Sheerman 151328 RAF / washed up Terschelling on 15 October; Terschelling cemetery
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2917&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.luftwaffe.no/Table2.htm
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 1942 | R9457 | 76 Sqn RAF | 5 | Belkmerweg road, Sint Maartensvlotbrug, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 5 October 1942 | DT496 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | Heusy, Verviers, Liège |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Sep-2015 12:54 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2015 17:51 | Faun | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 01-Oct-2018 06:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2021 19:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation