ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51749
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:43 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W1271 |
| MSN: | VR-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | De Posthoorn, Rucphen, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Wilhelm Johnen of the 5./NJG 5 (detached to 2./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:42
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. C.R. Pearce DFM 414671 RNzAF Bergen op Zoom 27 A 3
Flight engineer Sgt. J.J.F. Holland R/53029 RCAF Bergen op zoom RCAF 11 F 4
Navigator F/Sgt. W.T. Ellis 413703 RNzAF Bergen op Zoom 25 C 8
Bomb aimer Sgt. G.J.D. Thompson 1385555 RAF Bergen op Zoom 23 B 1
Wo ag Sgt. W.J. Randall 1202224 RAF Bergen op Zoom 18 B 2
Air gunner Sgt. J. Galloway 651974 RAF Bergen op Zoom 25 C 7
Air gunner F/Sgt. E.L. Robson 412903 RNzAF Bergen op Zoom 25 A 1
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2501&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.tracesofwar.nl/sights/138658/Crashlocatie-Handley-Page-Halifax-MkV-W1271.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jun-2018 14:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2018 12:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2022 12:26 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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