ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202957
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| Date: | 28-APR-1942 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: | Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Squadron Royal Air Force (102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | W7653 |
| C/n / msn: | DY-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hamois en Condroz (Namur) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalton |
Claimed by Reinhard Oblt Eckardt 7./NJG3 - Hamois 6km NNE Ciney at 00:30. Aircraft crashed near Hamois en Condroz (Namur) 6km NNE of Ciney Belgium.
Crew
Pilot:1250644 Sgt Lawrence William Carr Evaded. He was able to evade capture thanks to the Comete Line and crossed into Spain on 13th May 1942. MiD January 1943.
R/2138 Flt Sgt J W Raiston RCAF PoW Camps 8B / 344 / L3. PoW Number 24999
568717 Sgt Thomas Kenneth Robinson - Heverlee War Cemetery Coll. grave 3. C. 7-9.
923287 Sgt Ronald Barry Shoebridge (Escaped & Captured May 1942) PoW Camps 8B / 344. PoW Number 24992
984752 Sgt James Garroway - Heverlee War Cemetery Coll. grave 3. C. 7-9.
1102285 Sgt I Edwards - Heverlee War Cemetery Coll. grave 3. C. 7-9.
920228 Sgt G H Lee PoW Camps L3/L1. PoW Number 247
Sources:
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
https://halifaxjd371kno.com/index.php/hamois-halifax-w-7653-dy-a-102-squadron-raf/
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://carentanlibertygroup.forumgratuit.org/t2929-raf-halifax-plane-shot-down-in-hamois-belgium-1942-commemoration-21-oct-2017-15h30&prev=search
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.cometeline.org/ficheC105.html&prev=search
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.evasioncomete.org/fshoebrrb.html&prev=search
http://www.evasioncomete.org/fcarrlw.html
http://www.evasioncomete.org/fshoebrrb.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2017 16:24 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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