ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51690
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: | Saturday 26 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:01 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DK190 |
| MSN: | ZL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near 'Huize Amelte', Veldhofstraat 50, Gorssel, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wilhelm Dormann of the 9./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield.
Target: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Takeoff time: 23:28
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. F.J. Higgins DFM R/98109 RCAF Gorssel A 10
Flight engineer Sgt. E.J. Hunter 1345736 RAF Gorssel A 11
Navigator F/O. G.T. Matynia J/13072 RCAF Gorssel A 6
Bomb aimer F/Sgt. A.K. Young R/102677 RCAF Gorssel A 8
Wo ag Sgt. R.R. Stickney R/103778 RCAF Gorssel A 9
Air gunner Sgt. W. Kashmar R/119924 RCAF Gorssel A 12
Air gunner F/Sgt. H.G. Froud R/71759 RCAF Gorssel A 7
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2599
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 June 1943 | DK225 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 6 | Oostmijzerdijk, Schermerhorn, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 23 June 1943 | DK141 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 6 | Kaathoven, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 25 June 1943 | DK180 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 5 | Rozenburg polder, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 31 July 1943 | EB242 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Delhoven, Dormagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 31 August 1943 | LK629 | 427 ('Lion') Sqn RCAF | 7 | probably Aartselaar, Antwerp |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jun-2018 10:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2018 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 03-Dec-2018 15:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Dec-2018 15:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2023 12:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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