ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49126
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1945 |
| Time: | 01:45 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RG436 |
| MSN: | NP-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Jülich, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Took off at 21:50 hrs for a bombing operation against the Rhenania Ossag Oil Refinery at Düsseldorf.
Crashed due to enemy action.
Pilot F/Sgt. J. Grillis AUS424408 RAAF / injured
Flight Engineer Sgt. W.J. Jones 1836870 RAF / injured
Navigator Sgt. K.G. Kemp 21 1615828 RAF KIA / Venray War Cemetery / Initially buried at Margraten.
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. S. Richardson 23 1563926 RAF KIA / Venray War Cemetery / Initially buried at Margraten.
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner Sgt. J.C. Duncan 1341493 RAF / injured
Mid Upper Gunner Sgt. A. McSporran 1827410 RAF / injured
Rear Gunner Sgt. W.L. Colquhoun 21 1597554 RAF KIA / Venray War Cemetery / Initially buried at Margraten.
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5264C
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
BCL Losses 1945
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 1942 | W7750 | 158 Sqn RAF | 2 | between Opglabbeek and Gruitrode; Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2018 14:05 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 19:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2022 09:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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