ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52809
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1942 |
| Time: | 03:45 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W7708 |
| MSN: | LQ-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bruchem, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:57 hrs for an operation to Essen in Germany.
Having suffered Flak damage, the aircraft was finished off by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Werner Rowlin of the 8./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Twente airfield - (claim) 2 km south of Zaltbommel (4A). J/6144 F/L James C Wernham, Canadian, born 15-Oct-1917, 405 Sqdn (shot down 8/9-June-1942, Halifax II, W7708 LQ:H), recaptured at Hirschberg, murdered 31-Mar-1944 by Lux, place of cremation unknown.
The pilot was the only one who managed to evade capture:
Pilot:C/1107 Flt Lt John Angus Maclean RCAF - Evaded
Flight Engineer:544866 Sgt Shields PoW
Observer:J/6144 Plt Off James Chrystall Wernham MiD RCAF - PoW Stalag Luft Zagan & Belaria. Executed on 29 March 1944 by Lux. Buried at Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery 8. C. 2.
Bomb Aimer:997362 Sgt W J Forbes PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 539.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner :R/68554 Sgt W C Kerr RCAF PoW Stalag Luft Heydekrug. PoW Number 540.
Air Gunner:R/68554 Flt Sgt G B Porter RCAF PoW Stalag Luft Heydekrug. PoW Number 543.
Air Gunner:R/59688 Flt Sgt H Olsen RCAF PoW Stalag Luft Heydekrug. PoW Number 542
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1593&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.evasioncomete.org/fmacleaja.html
RAF Prisoners of War
http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/gt_esc/
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 June 1942 | W7715 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 6 | Bimolten, Nordhorn, GB, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 2 October 1942 | DG228 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Vredebest farm near Noordwijkerhout, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Jun-2017 20:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 15:01 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 15:01 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Jan-2018 15:16 | Red Dragon | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 29-Apr-2020 18:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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