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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
| Time: | 02:12 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK995 |
| MSN: | AL-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Leignon, Ciney, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Hans Autenrieth of the 6./NJG 4, flying from Dôle-Tavaux airfield, France.
Target: Frankfurt am Main
Takeoff time: 23:27
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Class II David McMaster Smith DFM RCAF R/106305 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant James Aitken Renton RAFVR 1568362 [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer Jacob John Thurmeier RCAF J/14165 [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer Class II Douglas Rae Nelson RCAF R/114213 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Randolph Theophilus Abbott RAFVR 1382581 [PoW]
Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Robert Henry Davis RCAF J/19412 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Manuel Rabinovitch RCAF R/17963 [PoW]
P/O Davis rests at the Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium (50.262553 / 5.447110)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK995
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-bij-leignon
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2018 09:39 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Nov-2018 15:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 06-Feb-2025 13:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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