ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52307
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:34 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR799 |
| MSN: | TL-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Valkenberg, SE of Venray, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley |
Claimed shot down by night fighter pilot Major Günther Radusch of the Stab II./NJG 3 (detached to 3./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield. Also claimed by Flak of the Flak-Regiment 24. Victory Maj. Radusch later confirmed by the Luftwaffe.
Takeoff time: 23:12
Crew:
Pilot F/O. W.H. Hickson 412231 RNzAF Survived evader, POW
Co-Pilot F/Sgt. H.J. Krohn 34017 RAAF Jonkerbos 7 I 1 Initially buried at Venlo
Flight engineer F/Sgt. F.S. Maltas 1033028 RAF Survived
Navigator F/Sgt. A.D. Hutchison J/17981 RCAF Survived evader, POW
Bomb aimer F/O. P.N. Croft 148840 RAF Survived evader, POW
Wo ag Sgt. J.H. Graham R/92579 RCAF Survived
Air gunner P/O. W.G.L. Brown 155006 RAF Jonkerbos 7 H 8 Initially buried at Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. J.F. Dowsing 1268822 RAF Survived
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2494
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 July 1941 | L9502 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | Meeuwen, Oudsbergen, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 12 November 1943 | HR798 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 1 | near Lisieux, Calvados, Normandie |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Mar-2009 12:22 | Anon. | Updated |
| 18-May-2010 00:04 | Anon. | Updated [Phase] |
| 20-Jun-2018 14:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2018 14:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2022 06:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Jun-2023 10:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Location]] |
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