ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52159
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| Date: | Sunday 14 February 1943 |
| Time: | 20:20 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT788 |
| MSN: | ZA-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NNW of Venlo, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne |
Shot down by Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1 - Velden 50km East of Eindhoven (5B):4,700m at 20:20 - flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield.
Crew:
Pilot:1144450 Sgt J D Illingworth PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27537.
Flight Engineer:1386692 Sgt W C Ford PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27540.
Navigator:1368608 Sgt J S King PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27572
Bomb Aimer:1425144 Sgt R Williamson PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27556.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1293320 Sgt L T Holdom PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 27536.
Air Gunner:623848 Sgt Harry Kay - Jonkerbos War Cemetery 18. G. 1.
Air gunner Sgt. J. Sankey DFM RAF Survived evader, returned
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2056&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 February 1942 | L9619 | 10 Sqn RAF | 0 | Ashgill Side at Keld, North Yorkshire, England |  |
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| 18 November 1943 | HX190 | 10 Sqn RAF | 6 | 'Champ La Prêle', municipality Rapsécourt, Marne, Grand Est |  |
w/o |
| 21 July 1944 | MZ312 | 10 Sqn RAF | 1 | Wijk en Aalburg, Noord-Brabant | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Feb-2018 16:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2018 13:44 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2018 09:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 09:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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