ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191221
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| Date: | Saturday 24 October 1942 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1018 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Montcony -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton on Ouse, UK |
Crashed during a bombing mission to Genova,Italy. The crew of six British and two Canadians were all killed.
They are all buried at the Montcony Churchyard.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Harold Rhoden DFC RAFVR 60795 [Killed] (NCO:987559 Commission Gazetted : Friday 07 March, 1941)
2nd Pilot : Flying Officer Denis Frank Teague RCAF J/10284 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Albert Ernest Messer RAF 648256 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Frederick George Allen RAF 514987 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant John Beveridge RAFVR 977143 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant George James Chambers RAFVR 1188863 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Eric Walton RAFVR 1076366 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant William Stanley Rausch RCAF R/139127 [Killed]
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.lintonlinkonline.co.uk/montcony/
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=577
https://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ww2_cemeteries/montcony_chyd.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2016 20:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 18:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2019 08:14 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2023 06:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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