ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51742
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:36 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BB324 |
| MSN: | ZA-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 km west of Zandvoort, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Bruno Eikmeier of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:22
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. R.M. Pinkerton 1345595 RAF Runnymede Memorial 161
Flight engineer Sgt. F. Holmes 1139371 RAF Amsterdam 69 B 13 Washed up near Wijk aan Zee 8 Jul 43
Navigator Sgt. F.T. Nuttall 1600601 RAF Amsterdam 69 B 10 Washed up near Zandvoort 10 Aug 43
Bomb aimer Sgt. W. Waring 1438563 RAF Runnymede Memorial 168
Wireless op Sgt. J. Conway 1127145 RAF Amsterdam 69 B 10 Washed up near Zandvoort 10 Aug 43
Air gunner Sgt. J.F.C. Crowe R/85550 RCAF Noordwijk 5 3 Washed up near Katwijk 8 Jul 43
Air gunner Sgt. T.L. MacAskill R/104425 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 183
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2542&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2635325
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1079113
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 May 1942 | W1057 | 10 Sqn RAF | 7 | Missing |  |
mis |
| 29 December 1943 | JD314 | 10 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Ruinerwold, Drenthe | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Feb-2018 20:39 | tachel | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2018 10:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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