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| Date: | Saturday 16 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | MZ915 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 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 NP719 of 432 Sqn RCAF and crashed to the ground killing all onboard.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Alexander Hutchison RAFVR 110553 (NCO:1152822 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 January, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Benjamin David Merrilees Warren RAFVR 1607824 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Clive William Thomson RAAF Aus/427768 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant John Traill Leitch RAFVR 1801415 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Keith Courtney Donald RAAF Aus/426265 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant James Gill RAFVR 1129870 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant William Henry Francis RAFVR 1894710 [Killed]
All lie at the Aabenraa Cemetery, Denmark (55.045855 / 9.407646)
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/1944133.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 |
| 06-Jan-2014 18:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-Jun-2015 16:34 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-Jun-2015 16:47 | Oezil | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Nov-2019 20:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 03-Aug-2025 06:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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