ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187366
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 December 1941 |
| Time: | 14:31 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9374 |
| MSN: | ZA-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 80 miles S of Lizard Point -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
| RAF Leeming |
Mission : Brest. Took off from RAF Leeming at 1102 hrs. Hit by flak at 1411 hrs over Brest and moments later was savagely attacked by a Bf109, which killed Flt Lt Roach. At 1431 hrs the badly damaged Halifax was ditched some 80 miles S of the Lizard Point, Cornwall, and the survivors were rescued at 1930 hrs by an RN MTB and taken into Penzance.
Flt Lt Roach is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Sgt Kent was destined to have a long career in 4 Group, during which time he served with 76 Squadron and 640 Squadron, ending the war with a DFC and DFM.
Crew
Flt Sgt L Whyte (Rescued)
Sgt E Allen ( Rescued)
Sgt J K Corke (Rescued)
Sgt G R Kent (Rescued)
Sgt C Charlton (Rescued)
Sgt Wood (Rescued)
Flt Lt R J Roach (KIA)
Sources:
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World war 1941 Page 197.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 October 1942 | W7852 | 10 Sqn RAF | 5 | Eckernförde, near the torpedo experimental station; Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
| 19 November 1943 | HX181 | 10 Sqn RAF | 7 | RAF Tangmere, Sussex, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2016 18:02 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 24-Dec-2017 12:51 | XindelX | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Damage] |
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