ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51232
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| Date: | Monday 22 November 1943 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LW231 |
| MSN: | VR-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | woods at the hamlet of Oude Willem, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, Durham |
Shot down by a night fighter.
Target: Berlin
Takeoff time: 16:33
Crew:
Pilot P/O. W.L. Hunter J/86851 RCAF Diever E 5 3
Flight engineer Sgt. W.B. Jones 1814011 RAF Diever E 5 4-7
Navigator F/O. R.J. Newman J/21637 RCAF Diever E 5 4-7
Bomb aimer F/Sgt. M.A. McKellar R/157077 RCAF Diever E 5 4-7
Wo ag Sgt. G.A. Howitson R/225109 RCAF Diever E 5 4-7
Air gunner Sgt. G.A. May R/197082 RCAF Diever E 5 2
Air gunner W/O II J.A. Lesage R/65939 RCAF Diever E 5 1
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3107&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 August 1943 | JD257 | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz |  |
w/o |
| 23 September 1943 | JD457 | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Gillenbeuren, Rheinland-Pfalz (claim location) | |
w/o |
| 3 October 1943 | JB967 | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 18:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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