ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52156
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| Date: | Sunday 14 February 1943 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7880 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lorbaan, Veulen south of Venray, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield, and exploded.
Target: Köln
Call Sign: DY-J
Takeoff time: 18:25
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. J.L. Hartshorn 655162 RAF Jonkerbos 8 I 6-9 Initially buried Venlo
Flight engineer Sgt. J.W. Kilyon 617334 RAF Jonkerbos 8 I 6-9 Initially buried Venlo
Observer Sgt. F.W. Cox 657865 RAF Jonkerbos 8 I 6-9 Initially buried Venlo
Nav ba Sgt. H.A. Cheasman 1425127 RAF Jonkerbos 8 I 4 Initially buried Venlo
Wo ag W/O A.N. Conner R/88546 RCAF Jonkerbos 8 I 5 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. A.O. Gilbert 1393473 RAF Jonkerbos 8 I 6-9 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner W/O G. Farah R/85961 RCAF Groesbeek RCAF 10 H 12 Initially buried Venlo
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2057&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Feb-2018 18:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2018 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2018 09:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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