ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202936
Last updated: 19 March 2021
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| Date: | 28-APR-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Squadron Royal Air Force (76 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | W1017 |
| C/n / msn: | MP-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Dunkirk -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, Durham |
Hit by flak over the target,the pilot lost control and crashed whilst taking evasive action.
Crew
Pilot: 1058833 Sgt Peter Cant Morris - Dunkirk Town Cemetery Plot 2 Row 3 Joint grave 6.
Pilot:655086 Sgt Gerald Anthony Simpson - Dunkirk Town Cemetery Plot 2 Row 3 Joint grave 7.
Navigator: 400071 Plt Off William Alexander Trickett RAAF PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 213
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1054128 Sgt John Potts - Dunkirk Town Cemetery Plot 2 Row 3 Joint grave 7.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 109038 Plt Off W A Shiells PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 210.
Air Gunner: 777718 Sgt J W Brown(Southern Rhodesia) PoW Camps L3/L6/357. PoW Number 224.
Air Gunner: 627929 Flt Sgt George Sanderson - Dunkirk Town Cemetery Plot 2 Row 3 Joint grave 6.
Sources:
French Crashed 39-45
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2017 22:54 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 08:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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