ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52302
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB852 |
| MSN: | KN-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | De Harskamp (Wehrmacht practice range), Harskamp, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington |
Claimed shot down by heavy Flak and by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Heinz Wilberg of the 3./NJG 4 (detached to 3./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield. Victory Fw. Wilberg later confirmed by the Luftwaffe.
Takeoff time: 23:52
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. S. Hirsch 1042116 RAF Ede H 7-11
Flight engineer Sgt. J. Phillips 643976 RAF Ede H 7-11
Nav ba Sgt. C.W. Falckh 1681266 RAF Ede H 7-11
Bomb aimer Sgt. R.G. Kingsland 658993 RAF Ede H 7-11
Wo ag Sgt. N.V. Hickling 1272101 RAF Ede H-7-11
Air gunner Sgt. E. Dawson 1322722 RAF Ede H 6
Air gunner Sgt. W.G. Garratt 1144424 RAF Germany 5-K-18 Dow 11 Jun 43, buried Durnbach War Cem
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2496&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 1943 | JD413 | 77 Sqn RAF | 5 | junction Wiesenstraße/Südring, Datteln, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 3 November 1943 | JD321 | 77 Sqn RAF | 8 | Hoef ten Halve, Helvoirt, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 21 January 1944 | LK730 | 77 Sqn RAF | 7 | Dannigkow, Gommern, Sachsen-Anhalt | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jun-2018 17:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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