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| Date: | Wednesday 29 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:42 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW225 |
| MSN: | EY-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 5 km W of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:08 hrs (local time) for an operation against Bochum in Germany.
Homeward-bound, shot down by Unteroffizier Hans-Eugen von Gienanth of the 11./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer George William Wilson RAFVR 156129 (NCO:1332991 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 October, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Bertie Kirkham RAFVR 1010024 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Sidney George Mills RAF 159426 (NCO:658611 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 December, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Arthur Gilbert Corsby RAFVR 155894 (NCO:1388234 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 October, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Stanley Truman Wariner RAFVR 155948 (NCO:919701 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 October, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Harry Ernest St. Hill Goom RAFVR 1337540 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Leonard William Nichols RAFVR 1336897 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW225&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2021 15:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Jun-2022 00:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 20-Jun-2024 08:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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