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| Date: | Tuesday 28 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW228 |
| MSN: | KN-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | - missing - - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:27 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover in Germany; failed to return.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Paul Arthur Shelton RCAF C/6040 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Phillip George Kirby RAFVR 1441108 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Metro Daniel Tymchuk RCAF J/86662 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant James Sneddon RAFVR 1553974 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant John McGarry Hughes RAFVR 1025996 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Edwin Clifford Ecclestone RCAF J/86661 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 12 November, 1940) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant George Albert Earl Dean RCAF R/186039 [Killed]
All seven are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW228&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2021 08:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Jun-2024 11:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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