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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 1941 |
| Time: | 01:25 LT |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7381 |
| MSN: | EM-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Froombosch, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 00:15 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
En route, the aircraft the was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 4./NJG 1, who had taken off at 23:20 hrs from Leeuwarden airfield in Do 215 B-5 G9+OM. The aircraft exploded in mid-air following one surprise attack and debris was strewn over a wide area, measuring 3 kilometres.
The crew of six was initially buried at Kolham, but now rests at Holten War Cemetery in Overijssel:
Crew:
Pilot F/O. W.M.R. Smith DFC 41216 RAF / grave 4 C 5
Second Pilot F/Sgt. A.R. Cotterell 741754 RAF / grave 4 C 9
Observer P/O. E.A. Reeman 44176 RAF / grave 4 C 7
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. A. Halfpenny DFM 549626 RAF / grave 4 C 8
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. J. Allen 974030 RAF / grave 4 C 6
Air Gunner Sgt. A.E. Coakes 629430 RAF / grave 4 C 10
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1183&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2020 12:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Feb-2020 12:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, ] |
| 24-Feb-2020 13:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-Jun-2022 09:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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