ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51785
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:40 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT805 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Halseweg, between Zelhem and Halle, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Münster
Call Sign: TL-Y
Takeoff time: 23:15
Crew:
Pilot P/O. S.G. Howe DFC 132816 RAF Zelhem E 2 1
Flight engineer Sgt. A.F. Mundy 149099 RAF Survived POW, 804324 Accor. Loss card
Navigator P/O. W.H. Burgess 137318 RAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer F/Lt. G.P. Watts 48819 RAF Survived POW
Wo ag F/Sgt. H.A. Jamieson 404712 RNzAF Survived POW
Air gunner F/Sgt. F.W. Batty R/132193 RCAF Survived POW
Air gunner F/Sgt. G.M. Buchan 1118935 RAF Survived POW
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2415&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 09:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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