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| Date: | Friday 19 November 1943 |
| Time: | 19:55 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR950 |
| MSN: | MH-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Niederembt, Elsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Abandoned after being hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Leverkusen, Germany
Takeoff time: 16:42
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Franklin Tees McCutcheon RCAF R/139233 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant David Scott Ward RAFVR 920078 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Norman Hall RAF 1503810 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant John Bradburn Walker RCAF R/139840 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 April, 1943) [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant George William Leverington RAF 1442279 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Pottinger RAF 1145191 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Jefcoat RAF 1476531 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR950
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2018 08:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 18:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 20-Mar-2024 15:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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