ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49196
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 February 1945 |
| Time: | 22:20 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 347 (Tunisie) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NA260 |
| MSN: | L8-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weerterbossen, Nederweert, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington (takeoff at 18:57 hrs) |
| RAF Elvington |
Crashed on a bombing mission to Goch, Germany.
Shot down by a night-fighter, crashing at Nederweert 21 km ESE of Eindhoven. Cne Stanislas was thrown clear and landed by parachute into Allied hands. Slt Rognant is buried in Weert (Swartbroek) Churchyard where his Grave Marker shows his death date as 7 Mar. 45. Sgt Bordier is buried on Zeeland in the French Field of Honour at Kapelle. The others who were killed, having been initially buried in Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, have been returned to France.
Adc J.M.G.Aulens FFAF KIA
Sgc R.G.Patry FFAF KIA
Cne G.Stanislas FFAF(Safe)
Slt C.P.M.Rognant FFAF KIA
Slt H.A.Berdeaux FFAF KIA
Sgt M.J.A.Bordier FFAF KIA
Sgt R.V.E.Bordelais FFAF KIA
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5209
http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/27737-crash-halifax-iii-na-260-347sq-07-02-1945/
Royal Air force Bomber Command Losses of the Second world War 1945 Page 70
https://luchtoorlog-1939-1945.nl/en/2020/01/31/halifax-na260-l8-g-een-mysterie-eindelijk-ontrafeld/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-May-2014 18:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2016 18:06 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 09:36 | CSL | Updated [Photo] |
| 10-Feb-2020 11:30 | CSL | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 10-Feb-2020 12:37 | CSL | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2022 00:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jun-2022 13:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source] |
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