ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52050
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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:50 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT795 |
| MSN: | NP-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wapenveld near Heerde, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Claimed by Unteroffizier Emil Heinzelmann of the 8./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Twenthe airfield. Claim location: Wapenveld 10 km south of Zwolle, (4,600m) at 23:50. This would be his 1st kill.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: NP-N
Takeoff time: 19:41
Crew:
Pilot W/O II F.H. Blake R/78495 RCAF Amersfoort 13 5 95
Flight engineer Sgt. G.S. Walters 1271369 RAF Wapenveld Identified 2015
Navigator Sgt. W.D. Hawkins 1316309 RAF Wapenveld Identified 2015
Bomb aimer Sgt. J.C. Jones 1386043 RAF Wapenveld Identified 2015
Wireless op Sgt. P.H. Eldridge 1293257 RAF Wapenveld Identified 2015
Air gunner Sgt. T.V. Trollope 1352234 RAF Amersfoort 13 5 94
Air gunner W/O II R. Webber R/106709 RCAF Amersfoort 13 5 96 from USA
Three crew members are buried in Oud-Leusden, the other four in Wapenveld.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2165&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.molendevlijtwapenveld.nl/nieuws.php?ref=zoeken&id=687
Nachtjagd War Diaries Volum One.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1943 | HR735 | 158 Sqn RAF | 8 | Kaathoven, municipality 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 28 August 1943 | JD298 | 158 Sqn RAF | 3 | near Marscherwald, Consdorf, Echternach canton |  |
w/o |
| 3 June 1944 | MZ604 | 76 Sqn RAF | 6 | over Longvilliers, Yvellines |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jun-2014 14:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2016 16:34 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2016 16:39 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Apr-2018 15:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 12:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 07:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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