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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | 19:39 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW245 |
| MSN: | NP-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Altheim, Münster, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Takeoff at 16:36 for Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Hit by incendiary bombs and by Flak of the 2./schwere Flak-Abteilung 435.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Wesley Cyril Glydon RCAF J/19353 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Albert Bierton RAF 1615999 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Frederick Arthur Hicks RAF 1315606 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Arthur Leslie Hulse RAFVR 1323051 [PoW, died later]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant George Henry Driver RAF 1272058 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant D H Wood RAF [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Clifford Henry James Garrett RCAF R/115415 [PoW]
All lie at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany (52.507028 / 13.222336)
Crew's previous incident : LW268, 22nd October 1943
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW245
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2018 10:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 13:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-Nov-2024 09:21 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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