ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52673
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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1153 |
| MSN: | DY-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
Takeoff at 23:00 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
The aircraft was forced down by heavy Flak over Hamburg and while crossing the coast, at about 100 feet, near Emden, a burst of light Flak hit the port outer, which burst into flames. Ditched approximately 8 km off the coast in very shallow water, as the survivors waded ashore:
Pilot:106222 Plt Off B V Hunter PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 574.
Flight Engineer:569472 Sgt R W Kinsley PoW Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf/Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number 25071.
Bomb Aimer:R/56422 Flt Sgt William Eric Mander RCAF - Delfzijl General Cemetery Plot B. Class 2B. Row 22. Grave 295.(Body found at sea 3 August 1942).
Observer:1266840 Sgt Norman Arthur Penstone - Sage War Cemetery 13. A. 7.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:910107 Sgt W H Golding PoW Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 25087.
Air Gunner:1126199 Sgt J Fryett PoW Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf/Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number .25087.
Air Gunner:R/69242 Sgt Joseph Kenneth Baker RCAF - Sage War Cemetery 13. A. 8.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W1153
http://www.102ceylonsquadron.co.uk/memVicHunter.html
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 1942 | R9529 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 6 | Haus Schuir mansion, Schuirweg 74, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
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| 24 May 1943 | JD112 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 4 | near Oude Gouw, Grootslag polder, Bovenkarspel, Noord-Holland |  |
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| 20 January 1944 | HX187 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 3 | Ahrensfelde, 13 km NE from the centre of Berlin | |
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| 20 February 1944 | JN972 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 5 | Siedener Moor near Maasen, Niedersachsen | |
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| 17 June 1944 | LW192 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | Buren - Buurmalsen; Gelderland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Oct-2014 09:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2014 07:16 | Quentin | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 09-Aug-2017 17:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2018 21:05 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 11-May-2020 17:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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