ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51939
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:09 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W7817 |
| MSN: | VR-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Noordeinde (Kampernieuwstad), Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
The aircraft was shot down by the crew of Oberleutnant Geiger & Unteroffizier Koch of the 7./NJG 1 based at Twente airfield, who were flying a Bf 110 G-4.
Target: Dortmund
Takeoff time: 23:01
Pilot / F/O. C.J.L. Vaillancourt J/12563 RCAF / prisoner of war
Flight Engineer / Sgt. A. Jaynes R/18054 RCAF / prisoner of war
Navigator / F/Lt. D. Grimshaw 131904 RAF / prisoner of war (NCO:1434577, Gazette of 8th December 1942)
Bomb Aimer / Sgt. N.M. Douglas 150737 RAF / prisoner of war
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / Sgt. A.S. Morrison R/91314 RCAF / prisoner of war
Mid Upper Gunner / Sgt. J.L. Peck R/120248 RCAF / prisoner of war
Rear Gunner / Sgt. F.T. Stanley R/134212 RCAF / Zwolle cemetery; grave 3
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2263
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1943 | JD256 | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Bergeborbeck, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-May-2018 19:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2018 12:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2021 15:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2021 15:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2021 08:24 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-May-2023 13:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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