ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52002
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 April 1943 |
| Time: | 04:29 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB918 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Georg Kraft of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: DY-T
Takeoff time: 00:41
Crew:
Pilot W/O J.G. Grainger R/78456 RCAF Vlieland 60 Washed up Vlieland 11 May 43
Flight engineer Sgt. F.G. Harris 1291074 RAF Runnymede Memorial 152
Navigator Sgt. K. Oatridge 1410437 RAF Den Burg K 2 38 Washed up near pole 11 on 29 Apr 43
Bomb aimer Sgt. W. Foley 1348986 RAF Den Burg K 2 34 Washed up near pole 20 on 28 Apr 43
Wo ag Sgt. W.A. Willis 1331200 RAF Runnymede Memorial 170
Air gunner Sgt. H. Beck 1237059 RAF Den Burg K 2 32 Washed up near pole 20 on 28 Apr 43
Air gunner Sgt. T.A. Wells 1448179 RAF Denmark AIII 7 18 Buried Esbjerg Cem
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2210&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Apr-2018 18:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2018 14:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2018 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 07:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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