ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52324
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BB375 |
| MSN: | EQ-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lek river near Jaarsveld, Lopik, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
| Krefeld, Germany |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Hans-Dieter Frank of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield. The bomber belonged to the 408 Canadian Squadron. Of the crew of seven Canadians, five died in the crash. The bodies of the deceased were never found.
The bomber was shot down by the German Luftwaffe and crashed burning in the river Lek.
Takeoff time: 23:35
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. C.C. Reichert R/110769 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 177
Flight engineer Sgt. G.M. McLean R/54088 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 186
Navigator P/O. J.C.B. Russell J/22511 RCAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer P/O. J.E. Monaham J/16554 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 176
Wo ag Sgt. J.P. Dockerill R/107570 RCAF Runnymede Memorial
Air gunner Sgt. G.I. Pridham R/108583 RCAF Survived POW
Air gunner Sgt. W. Searle R/91411 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 177
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2499
http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/1750/Memorial-Halifax-bomber-Jaarsveld.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Dec-2013 11:45 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2018 17:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2022 08:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Jun-2023 11:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Location]] |
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