ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202954
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 April 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9528 |
| MSN: | DY- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bergues (Sint-Winoksbergen), département du Nord -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalton |
Takeoff at 22:00 hrs on the 27th for an operation against Dunkerque.
Hit by Flak in the target area.
Crew
Pilot: 1008486 Sgt John Wallace Barber - Dunkirk Town Cemetery Plot 2 Row 3 Joint grave 19-20.
Flight Engineer:1377581 Sgt Frederick A Barker - Evaded. Transition to Switzerland May 1942. Escape Report WO208/3310/856.
Navigator:928917 Sgt George William Butterworth - Dunkirk Town Cemetery - Plot 2 Row 3 Joint grave 19-20.
Observer:364844 Sgt T G Johnson - Evaded. Fillerin(assistance)/PAO Operation Blubottle 1. Escape Report WO 208/3309/790.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 979889 Sgt William Nicoll - Dunkirk Town Cemetery Plot 2 Row 3 Grave 18.
Air Gunner:953425 Sgt G V Long PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 249.
*Air Gunner:1379093 Sgt A R Evans -Evasion with PAO Network by Gibraltar. Returned to UK 8 September 1942. Evasion Report WO208/3310/836.
* Injured by shrapnel on the plane. Parachute strafed and damaged during its descent - a rather brutal fall. Killed a German during his walk by knocking him out, stuffing his pockets with bricks and throwing him in the canal.
Sources:
CWGC
France-Crashes 39-45
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 April 1942 | R9488 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 8 | near Baldersby, Yorkshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2017 15:33 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2022 18:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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