ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51704
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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JD214 |
| MSN: | VR-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Knoppersweg, Indoornik, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
Nearing Wuppertal, the Halifax was attacked by 'Fw 190's' at around 01:00 hrs. Losing height fast, they were soon forced to make a crash landing in pasture fields near Indoornik. The Halifax was claimed shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Walter Milius of the Stab III./NJG 3 (detached to 2./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:07
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. G.V. Neale R/122559 RCAF Survived POW
Flight engineer F/Sgt. R.A. Cleaver 1500989 RAF Survived POW
Navigator F/Sgt. R.S. McLachlan R/143359 RCAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer W/O W.N. Jaffray R/114232 RCAF Survived POW
Wo ag F/Sgt. D.J. Griffiths 1179550 RAF Survived POW
Air gunner F/Sgt. D.E. Kenwell R/91128 RCAF Survived POW
Air gunner W/O W.P. McLeod R/142459 RCAF Survived POW
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2567&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jun-2018 10:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2018 12:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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