ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52501
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 October 1942 |
| Time: | 23:18 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7870 |
| MSN: | ZA-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 15 km N of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne |
Takeoff at 18:34 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Kiel in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Paul Gildner of the 11./NJG 1, who was flying from Leeuwarden airfield.
All seven crew are missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Pilot P/O. J.D. Lindsay J/9555 RCAF / panel 99
Flight Engineer Sgt. R. Gregg 902460 RAF / panel 84
Navigator F/Sgt. F.J. Hogan R/111255 RCAF / panel 104
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. F.X.J. Dunajski R/94590 RCAF / panel 103
Wireless Operator F/O. R.S. Braley J/10170 RCAF / panel 99
Mid Upper Gunner Sgt. A.C. Girdlestone 1383954 RAF / panel 83
Rear Gunner Sgt. A.G. Langton 927895 RAF / panel 87
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1877&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 January 1942 | L9622 | 10 Sqn RAF | 6 | north of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 15 April 1942 | R9492 | 10 Sqn RAF | 1 | Greatham Moor, Surrey, England | |
w/o |
| 7 September 1943 | JD166 | 10 Sqn RAF | 2 | Leeder, Fuchstal, Bayern |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jul-2009 21:56 | palsearchdl | Updated |
| 12-Oct-2017 17:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2020 08:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 00:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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