ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203973
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:25 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9444 |
| MSN: | TL-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 'Heihoefke' farm, Sint-Lenaarts, Brecht, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Takeoff at 23:31 hrs for an operation to Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was attacked by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Rolf Bussmann of the 7./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands.
Over Kempen and at 02:20 hrs, Sergeant Hilton ordered his five crew members to leave their Halifax R9444 'TL-D'. The adrift bomber exploded right in the farm 'Heihoefke' at Sint-Lenaarts. Five civilians were killed instantly. Two crew members were captured that same night:
1192265 Sgt P A Hilton PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 416.
517003 Sgt R C V Prout PoW Stalag Luft 4 Stalag Luft 4 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 437.
655226 Sgt W Sharp PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 526.
1326504 Sgt T C Burdon PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 488.
1129650 Sgt S Thickett PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 532.
551875 Sgt P E Davis PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 496
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-bij-sint-lenaerts
RAF Prisoners of War
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2018 17:37 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 07-Jan-2018 17:38 | Red Dragon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 04-Jun-2019 19:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 08-Jan-2020 14:33 | rvargast17 | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2020 17:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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