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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: | DY-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lorbaan, Veulen south of Venray, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
| Koln |
Koln
Took off from RAF Pocklington at 18:25.
Claim by Oblt Manfred Meurer 3/NJG1 - 3km South of Veulen 5km SSW of Venray (5 B): 5,200m at 20:05.
Crashed 20:10 on land belonging to Mr Groetlaar at Veulen (Limburg)5km SSW of Venray.
WOII Farah RCAF was initially buried in Venlo Military General Cemetery. Reinterred 13 March 1946. (CWGC)
The remainder of the crew were initially buried in Mook British Cemetery. Reinterred 1 December 1947. (CWGC)
Crew
Pilot: 655162 Flt Sgt James Leslie Hartshorn - Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 8 Row I Collective Grave 6-9.
Flight Engineer: 617334 Sgt Joseph William Kilyon - Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 8 Row I
Collective Grave 6-9.
Navigator: 1425127 Sgt Harold Alma Cheasman - Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 8 Row I Grave 4.
Bomb Aimer: 657865 Sgt Frederick William Cox - Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 8 Row I Collective Grave 6-9.
Wireless Operator: R/88546 Flt Sgt Alfred Norman Conner RCAF - Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 8 Row I Grave 5.
Mid Upper Gunner: 1393473 Sgt Albert Owen Gilbert - Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 8 Row I
Collective Grave 6-9.
Rear Gunner: R/85961 WOII George Farah RCAF - Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery Plot X Row H Grave 12.
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
CWGC
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, ] |
| 28-Mar-2025 14:06 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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