ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160748
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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 346 (Guyenne) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PN179 |
| MSN: | H7-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Klein Bockenheim some 13 km WSW from the centre of Worms -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington, Yorkshire |
Mission to Worms. Took off from RAF Elvington at 1702 hrs. Crashed at Klein Bockenheim some 13 km WSW from the centre of Worms. burials took place at Klein Bockenheim Friedhof, but it is assumed all have since been taken to their homes in France. It is believed Cdt Breard FFAF had flown in the region of thirty operational sorties.
Crew
Adj P Soucille FFAF (KIA)
Adj J Aquaviva FFAF (KIA)
Cdt R Breard FFAF (KIA)
Slt J Fauvet FFAF (KIA)
Sgc J Lemaire FFAF (KIA)
Sgt L Zavaterro FFAF (KIA)
Sgc P Chiericci FFAF (KIA)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 89.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2013 19:19 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 16:39 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 28-May-2016 17:21 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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