ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51778
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:55 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR719 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Plasmolen, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Werner Streib of the Stab I./NJG 1, flying He 219 V9 G9+FB from Venlo airfield.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: NP-M
Takeoff time: 23:10
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. R.G. Pope 1313650 RAF Uden War Cem 5 H 13
Flight engineer Sgt. A. Glen 1370858 RAF Uden War Cem 5 H 12
Navigator Sgt. T.F. Potter 1586102 RAF Uden War Cem 5 G 1
Bomb aimer Sgt. R.A.C. Showler 1321156 RAF Uden War Cem 5 G 3-4
Wo ag Sgt. F. Lee 1132146 RAF Uden War Cem 5 G 3-4
Air gunner Sgt. G.A.F. Green 1467551 RAF Amsterdam 69 B 21 Dow 18 Jun 43
Air gunner Sgt. F.G. Lay Flurrie 613142 RAF Uden War Cem 5 G 2
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2420&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jun-2018 10:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 17:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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