ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52860
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:26 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1042 |
| MSN: | ZA-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km NW of Maarheeze, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Takeoff at 23:31 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Wolfgang Thimmig & Oberfeldwebel Hans Steckemetz of the 2./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield - 3km NW of Maarheeze: 5,300m at 02:26 hrs.
Those who did not survive rest at Eindhoven:
Pilot:1375598 Sgt Anthony Reginald Moore - Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery Plot JJ. Grave 67.
Sgt D L Thurlow PoW Camps L3 / L6 / 357, PoW Number 448
WOII L R Silver RCAF PoW Camp L3, PoW Number 527
Sgt J A Ogden PoW Camps 383 / L7, PoW Number 524
Sgt H R Stacey PoW Camps L3 / L6 / 357, PoW Number 444
Air Gunner:R/86298 Sgt Marshall Frederick English RCAF - Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery Plot JJ. Grave 70.
Air Gunner:1378434 Sgt Fred Walker - Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery Plot JJ. Grave 68.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1531&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.crashsiteslimburg.nl/MAININDEX/index-Halifax-W1042-ZA-T/index-Halifax-W1042-ZA-T.htm&prev=search
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 June 1942 | W1158 | 10 Sqn RAF | 0 | Maunby |  |
w/o |
| 7 September 1943 | JD364 | 10 Sqn RAF | 7 | Bayern |  |
w/o |
| 20 January 1944 | JN899 | 10 Sqn RAF | 7 | Liebenberger Bruch | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2009 06:24 | silverfox123 | Updated |
| 30-May-2017 09:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2018 15:00 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2020 11:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2020 11:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2022 03:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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