ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52188
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 February 1943 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7882 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Luyksgestel, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Collided with Lancaster Mk I W4819 of No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF.
Target: Köln
Call Sign: DY-P
Takeoff time: 18:53
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Hugh Alexander Ross Thomson RAFVR 1330740 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Glyndwr Guerrier RAF 568519 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Richard William Goffin RAFVR 1264837 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer Douglas Hubert Watt RCAF R/67910 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Harry John Naylor RAFVR 1310478 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Frank Lillywhite RAFVR 1354876 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Douglas Victor Gwillam RAFVR 1217158 [Killed]
The casualties lie at the Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Netherlands (51.455234 / 5.482214)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2023&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Jan-2018 09:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2024 07:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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