ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52400
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 December 1942 |
| Time: | 01:03 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7775 |
| MSN: | NF-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJhorsterveld, Punthorst, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford |
The aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Leutnant Hans Caspers of the I./NJG 3 based in Germany.
Operation: Special Duties / Special Operations Executive - (target) Marrow 12
Takeoff time: 22:45
Crew:
Pilot F/O. G.F.B. Newport Tinley DFC 108998 RAF / age 20
Second Pilot Sgt. B.M. Pick 1194506 RAF / age 21
Flight Engineer Sgt. B.S. Nixon 1252858 RAF / age 30
Bomb Aimer Sgt. W.H. Bloxham 577761 RAF / prisoner of war
Navigator W/O C.A. Howard DFC 580998 RAF / age 25
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner F/Sgt. H.C. Taylor 624640 RAF / age 23
Air Despatcher Sgt. C.C. Hayes 1331642 RAF / age 21
Rear Gunner Sgt. F.O. Tierney R/82760 RCAF / prisoner of war
The deceased are buried at IJhorst cemetery.
R.I.P.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1966&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
http://www.vierdanhetleven.nl/31143%20Kerk%20eert%20omgekomen%20vliegeniers.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 December 1943 | BB364 | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF | 9 | Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Oct-2014 19:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2017 11:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 12-Nov-2020 19:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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