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| Date: | Thursday 7 May 1942 |
| Time: | 00:25 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1050 |
| MSN: | TL-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Libin, Luxembourg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
| operation - Stuttgart, Germany |
Claimed by Oblt Hubert Rauh 7./NJG4 - South of Libin 10km SW of St Hubert at 00:25.
Crew
Pilot: J/15252 Pilot Officer Glenn Powell Gardiner RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 771.
Pilot:39059 Sqn Ldr Kenneth Whyte Bonnar - Neufchateau Communal Cemetery Grave 4.
620185 Sgt John Norman Hindle - Neufchateau Communal Cemetery Grave 5.
Navigator: 1150776 Sgt A H Fuce PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 45.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 976069 Sgt Norman Henry Hood DFM - Neufchateau Communal Cemetery Grave 7.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:986458 Sgt John Alexander George Firth - Neufchateau Communal Cemetery Grave 6.
Air Gunner:1021906 Sgt Joseph Thomas Stanworth - Neufchateau Communal Cemetery Grave 8.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
CWGC
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://anloyceremonies.blogspot.com/2014/05/crash-dun-halifax.html&prev=search
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.lwha.be/pages/hommages/l-histoire-de-glenn-powell-gardiner-p-o-rcaf-sq-35.html&prev=search
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-bij-libin
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2017 22:16 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 05-May-2022 17:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 01:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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