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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:23 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR944 |
| MSN: | NP-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berlin-Heiligensee -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Werner Streib of the Stab/NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Deelen airfield, the Netherlands. Also coned by searchlights and claimed by Flak, claim Streib confirmed.
Takeoff time: 20:13
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Frederick Albert Unwin RAF 118388 [PoW] (NCO:1381364 Commission Gazetted : Thursday 12 March, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George Bell RAF 1138085 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant William Lothian Maxwell RAF 1551037 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Alexander Paul Robinson RAF 1338147 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Henry Laing Watt Grieve RAF 1342068 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Stanley Thomas RAFVR 1813914 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Edward Francis Wood RCAF R/118348 [PoW, died later]
There is a pond in the middle of a small copse on this street, which is probably the crash location, GPS 52.612033 / 13.230223.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR944
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2018 13:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 17:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 15-Sep-2021 08:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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