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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:45 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR776 |
| MSN: | NP-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hüpede, Pattensen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Coned by searchlights, shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Hans-Heinz Augenstein of the 9./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 19:07
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Bede Neville Allsopp RAAF Aus/402783 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Alfred Girdler RAFVR 1148144 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Richard Philip Dean RAFVR 1811198 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant John George Marcel Aubin RCAF R/152693 [Killed]
Flying Officer William Pius Hennessey RAF 132019 [PoW]
Sergeant David William Jones RAF 1481429 [PoW]
Sergeant William Spooner RAF 159098 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR776
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2018 08:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 17:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 04-Jun-2024 10:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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