ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204321
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:38 claim |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1021 |
| MSN: | TL-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Diegem, Machelen, Flemish Brabant (claim location) -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse (takeoff at 23:12 hrs) |
| Essen, Germany |
Homebound they were attacked and shot down by Oblt Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin 6./NJG1 - Dieghem 4km NE of Brussels: 4,600m at 02:38. All the crew were made Prisoners of War.
Crew
Flt Sgt JIm K Watson PoW RCAF R/40356
1377120 Sgt Thomas Arhur Drower PoW Stalag Luft Barth Vogelsang. PoW Number 497.
986947 Sgt Edward Corcoran PoW Stalag Luft Heydekrug. PoW Number 491.
NZ/402024 Sgt Selwyn Guy Cooper RNZAF PoW Stalag Luft Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 492.
1168712 Sgt Richard A Yates PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 537.
1314734 Sgt Haydn Gwyn Pike PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 520.
1375480 Sgt Douglas Wrampling PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 367
Sources:
Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1
Bomber Command Losses 1942
RAF Prisoners of War
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1942 | W1147 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 6 | Orthen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 19 August 1942 | W1226 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Sønderborg, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
| 22 June 1943 | W7878 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 140 km west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 31 August 1943 | HR878 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 4 | 1.5 km east of Kuinre, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2018 18:16 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 16:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2020 17:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 06-Nov-2022 23:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Apr-2024 14:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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