ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51776
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HR797 |
| MSN: | LQ-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 80 km west of IJmuiden, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, UK |
Takeoff at 23:00 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
Hit by Flak near Amsterdam. The crew ditched the aircraft in the North Sea, 80 km west of IJmuiden. The crew was found 7 km west of Bergen, Noord-Holland.
Crew:
Pilot P/O. J.C. Harty J/16995 RAF Survived POW
Co-Pilot W/O II J. Sommerville RCAF Survived POW
Flight engineer Sgt. W.N. Tatham R/70700 RCAF Survived POW
Navigator P/O. B.L. Miller J/17436 RCAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer P/O. J.E. Paterson 143129 RAF Survived POW
WO/AG F/O. T.A. Fillingham J/9635 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 173
WO/AG WO1 N.H.A. Taylor R/84381 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 179
Air gunner P/O. F.E. MacKay J/17437 RCAF Survived POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2421&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=405
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jun-2018 19:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2018 19:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2019 18:33 | tachel | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2020 22:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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