ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52047
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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:21 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB845 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Koolhofdijk, Nederweert, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the 6./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+CP from St Trond airfield, Belgium.
The Halifax was on a bombing raid to Essen (Germany).
Call Sign: EY-
Takeoff time: 20:00
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Thomas Herbert Ottewill Richardson RAFVR 88657 (NCO:745237 : Commission Gazetted Friday 03 January, 1941) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robert Osbourne Mitchell Dunlop RCAF R/70006 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Charles Robert Cecil Aust Allberry RAFVR 127293 (NCO:1199518 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 September, 1942) [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Reginald John Kernick RAFVR 1338395 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Lancelot Rodney Cayley Shadwell RAF 49298 (NCO:623109 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 September, 1942) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John McCormick RAF 639959 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Henry Webb RAFVR 1382258 [Fatal Injury]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2164&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.crashsiteslimburg.nl/MAININDEX/index-Halifax-JB845-EY-/index-Halifax-JB845-EY-.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jan-2010 10:14 | crashsiteslimburg | Updated [Time, Phase, Source] |
| 21-May-2013 14:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2018 14:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2018 14:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 21:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 03-Apr-2024 06:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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