ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203390
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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:20 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9456 |
| MSN: | MP-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bartenshagen-Parkentin, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George - takeoff at 22:00 hrs |
| operation - Warnemünde |
Coned by 13/Flak Regt 29. Hit by 1 & 3/Res Flak Abt 525 and 1 L. & 2V Battery Rerik. Crashed near Parkentin West of Rostock at 01:20.
Crew
Pilot:101555 Plt Off Harry Barker Moorehouse - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 1.
Flight Engineer:955436 Sgt Desmond Roderick Neve - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 37.
Observer: 101053 Fg Off William Leslie Long - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 36.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:939114 Sgt John Joseph O'Reilly - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 33-35.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:954984 Sgt Thomas Patrick Smith - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 33-35.
Air Gunner:1378875 Sgt Raymond Davison - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 33-35.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R9456&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 1942 | W1104 | 76 Sqn RAF | 6 | Waddenzee W of Harlingen, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 21 June 1942 | W1114 | 76 Sqn RAF | 3 | Vierhuizen - Houwerzijl; Groningen prv | |
w/o |
| 26 November 1943 | LK946 | 76 Sqn RAF | 1 | Hermeskeil, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2017 21:39 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 08:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 14-May-2019 14:21 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2022 09:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 06-May-2022 09:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2022 11:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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