ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52801
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 June 1942 |
| Time: | 03:00 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7651 |
| MSN: | DY-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Radewijk, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
Takeoff at 23:04 hrs for an operation to Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Wilhelm Dormann of the 8./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Twente airfield - (claim) Radewijk 8km SE Hardenberg (4A). Aircraft exploded over the hamlet of Radewijk (Overijssel) 6km East of Hardenberg.
Three crew members are missing in action to this day:
Pilot:R/78493 WOII William Robert Davies RCAF - Hardenberg Protestant Cemetery A 16
Co-Pilot:R/59671 Flt Sgt Francis Garfield Peebles RCAF Hardenberg Protestant Cemetery A 17
Flight Engineer:948761 Sgt Daniel Hanlon - Hardenberg Protestant Cemetery A 20
Navigator:106141 Plt Off Edward Frederick Lloyd - Runnymede Memorial Panel 70
Bomb Aimer:986460 Sgt Ian Duncan - Runnymede Memorial Panel 82
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:J/15454 Plt Off John Emmanuel Sumpton RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 101
Air Gunner:625189 Sgt Harry Smith - Hardenberg Protestant Cemetery A 19
Air Gunner:976486 Sgt Ernest Jackson - Hardenberg Protestant Cemetery A 18
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1602
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 February 1943 | W7921 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 4 | Brokstreek, Essen, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 21 January 1944 | HX150 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 4 | near Becklingen, Bergen, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 17 June 1944 | MZ301 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 25 June 1944 | MZ753 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | near Fontaine-l'Étalon, Pas-de-Calais département |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jun-2010 02:46 | Anon. | Updated |
| 16-Jun-2017 07:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2018 18:00 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2018 18:04 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2020 18:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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