ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203601
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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1065 |
| MSN: | MP-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gennevilliers - Hauts-de-Seine département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, Durham (takeoff at 23:56 hrs) |
| operation - Gnôme & Rhône works at Gennevilliers |
Hit by flak and crashed into the target.
Crew
Pilot: Plt Off John Dalrymple Anderson - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Grave 12.
Flight Engineer: Sgt William Brown - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Grave 4.
Navigator: Plt Off Norman Hamilton Bowack - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Grave 5.
Bomb Aimer: Sgt Thomas Robert Marshall - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Grave 14.
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner: Flt Sgt Douglas Albert Miner - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Grave 10.
Air Gunner: Sgt James Nicol - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Plot A. Grave 3.
Air Gunner: Sgt Maurice Stanley Douglas Corker - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Grave 2.
Sources:
France-Crashes 39-45
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 April 1942 | R9484 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | Oer-Erkenschwick, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 26 June 1942 | W7747 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea |  |
mis |
| 12 August 1943 | DK240 | 76 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Bernay, Eure | |
w/o |
| 26 November 1943 | LK903 | 76 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Erbach, Eltville am Rhein, Hessen | |
w/o |
| 22 January 1944 | LL185 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea W of Walcheren, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
| 15 March 1944 | LW657 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | Heslach, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg | |
w/o |
| 23 June 1944 | LW620 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | 10 miles WSW of Beverley, Yorks |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2017 17:56 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 08:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-May-2022 17:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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