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| Date: | Sunday 15 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 424 (Tiger) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MZ901 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Idom -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Skipton on Swale |
Shot down by the German Luftwaffe. The entire crew perished in the crash.
Pilot F/Lt Robert D. Guild, Flt. Engr. P/O Norman A. Smith, Navigator F/Lt Jack G. Lee, Air Bomber F/O Virgel L. Riley, W/Op F/O John Grace, Air Gnr. F/O William E. Jory and Air Gnr. F/O Hugh J. Laughran.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/1944140.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2013 18:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Feb-2014 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-May-2015 18:39 | Repac | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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