ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87367
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 October 1941 |
| Time: | 04:44 |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7321 |
| MSN: | EM-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hoyemont, Comblain-au-Pont, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
| RAF Waddington |
Shot down coming back from a mission over Cologne (D)by a Me 110 (Oblt Heinrich GRIESE 1./NJG1)
Crew: Howard Bertram CARROLL / 68806 - copilot - escaped by the Reseau Comete
Sgt Gilbert Thomas COX / 1251523 - 2nd opérateur radio - - escaped by the Reseau Comete
Those who died are buried in Heverlee War Cemetery. Plt Off Unsworth was awarded his DFM for service with 49 Squadron.
Sources:
http://www.cometeline.org/fiche008.html
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 160.
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2011 15:25 | ThW | Added |
| 26-Jan-2012 14:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2013 05:04 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2016 09:40 | Red Dragon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2016 05:29 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Nov-2018 08:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Apr-2020 20:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Aug-2022 22:22 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
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