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| Date: | Sunday 3 October 1943 |
| Time: | 21:20 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW296 |
| MSN: | NP-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Shot down by Kriegsmarine Flak 3./815 from Vlieland West.
Takeoff time: 18:13
Crew:
Pilot P/O. A.E. Winn DFM 159043 RAF Den Burg K 5 120 Washed up Texel near pole 5 on 15 Nov 43
Flight engineer F/Sgt. E. Heweston 610183 RAF Runnymede Memorial 137
Navigator Sgt. A.P. Royse 1397659 RAF Runnymede Memorial 163
Bomb aimer Sgt. L.J. Powell 159444 RAF Schiermonnikoog 104 Washed up Schiermonnikoog 19 Nov 43
Wo ag P/O. F. Grundy 155369 RAF Runnymede Memorial 131
Air gunner Sgt. J.T. Carrigan R/84695 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 179
Air gunner Sgt. F. Bennet 975636 RAF Runnymede Memorial 142
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2918&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Oct-2018 06:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Nov-2018 17:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 20-Dec-2020 12:05 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2022 18:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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