ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51791
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:52 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DK170 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 km south of Bladel, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Walter Barte of the 4./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield, Belgium. Also claimed by Flak.
Pilot Sgt A.J.N. Wilson died in the crash as well as five other crew members.
One crew member survived but he was later taken prisoner near the Spanish border.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: MP-C
Takeoff time: 22:31
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. A.J.N. Wilson 1501266 RAF Eindhoven JJB 82-85
Flight engineer Sgt. C.K. Burton 1314108 RAF Eindhoven JJB 82-85
Navigator Sgt. J.A. Lobban 1131592 RAF Survived evader, POW on 29 Jul 43
Bomb aimer Sgt. J. Domnitz 657952 RAF Eindhoven JJB 82-85
Wo ag Sgt. J.J. Pawsey 928713 RAF Eindhoven JJB 82-85
Air gunner Sgt. K.W. Lawson R/147471 RCAF Eindhoven JJB 81
Air gunner Sgt. D.B. Tibble 1600509 RAF Eindhoven JJB 80
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2418&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://www.bhic.nl/neergestorte-vliegtuigen-1940-1945-58
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Nov-2014 15:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2015 13:40 | Jixn | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 11-Jun-2018 09:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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