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| Date: | Saturday 16 September 1944 |
| Time: | 01:05 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk VII |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NP719 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Nørreskoven forest on the island of Als -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Upon returning from a bombing mission in Kiel, Germany, the plane collided with Halifax MZ915 of RAAF 466 Sqn. The entire crew died in the accident.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer James Cornelius Gallagher RCAF J/86981 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Charles Frederick Gill RAFVR 1895985 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Joseph Edouard Gerard Leblanc RCAF J/28914 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Hugh Norman McLeod RCAF J/90934 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Joseph Gaston Gustave Andre Labelle RCAF J/90935 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Charles David Crowe RCAF J/89859 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Dermot Reagh MacCarthy RCAF J/89699 [Killed]
All lie at the Aabenraa Cemetery, Denmark (55.045855 / 9.407646)
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/1944132.shtml
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2013 17:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Feb-2014 18:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-May-2015 19:09 | Unites | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2018 20:40 | tachel | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Oct-2018 19:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 03-Aug-2025 06:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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