ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51374
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:17 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | EB215 |
| MSN: | NA-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oosterhof / Vaassen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
Shot down by Flak after returning from a bombing mission to Hannover (Germany).
The aircraft exploded in the air. One crew member bailed out, the other six perished.
Takeoff time: 19:17
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. John Ernest Farmer 1338093 RAF Vaassen 693
Flight engineer Sgt. John Walter Satchell 1801758 RAF Vaassen 690
Navigator Sgt. David Albert Job Griffin 1497289 RAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer Sgt. Thomas John Jack Wilson 1498723 RAF Vaassen 691
Wo ag Sgt. Eric Turner Springett 1336371 RAF Vaassen 695
Air gunner Sgt. William Edward Mussen 618204 RAF Vaassen 694
Air gunner Sgt. Alfred Stuart 1121371 RAF Vaassen 692
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2906&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://geertboogaard.nl/home.php?rubriek=327
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Nov-2013 19:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 14:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Sep-2021 07:25 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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