ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187365
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 December 1941 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V9979 |
| MSN: | TL-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Porspoder, Finistère département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
| RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Mission : Brest. Took off from RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1125 hrs local time. Hit by Flak and crashed in the target area. All are buried locally in Kerfautras Cemetery.
Crew
Sqdn Ldr S A Middleton DFC (KIA)
Plt Off R A Frew (KIA)
Sgt A S Greenwood (KIA)
Plt Off L J P Foster (KIA)
Sgt P C G Maflin (KIA)
Sgt J A Orton (KIA)
Sgt M G Kipling (KIA)
Sources:
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World war 1941 Page 197.
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2848
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2016 18:01 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 24-Dec-2017 12:51 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2018 18:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-May-2021 18:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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