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| Date: | Monday 22 November 1943 |
| Time: | 21:55 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR977 |
| MSN: | NP-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Groß Berßen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett, Yorkshire |
Hit by heavy Flak of the 2., 4., 6. & 8./schwere Flak-Abteilung 273 (o).
Target: Berlin
Takeoff time: 16:50
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer James Wood Brown RAFVR 144933 (NCO:800416 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 July, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Stanley Thomas Hazel RAFVR 1525171 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Leopold Alfred Smith RAFVR 144922 (NCO:1397652 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 July, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant James Michael Phillips RAFVR 1458031 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant James Thomas Sykes RAFVR 1575179 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth Harrington Williams RCAF R/186646 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant William John George Middleton RAFVR 1822930 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR977
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2018 12:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Nov-2018 16:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 05-Apr-2024 18:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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