ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210798
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| Date: | Friday 14 May 1943 |
| Time: | 03:07 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB873 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Herpendaalstraat, Haasrode, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the Stab II./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond airfield.
Target: Bochum
Call Sign: EY-J
Takeoff time: 23:29
Crew:
Sgt G. H. Dane MID 146425 – Killed.
Sgt J. H. Body 658465 – Killed.
Sgt A. C. P. Minnitt – Captured POW.
Sgt R. G. Goddard 1333556 – Evaded capture and returned.
Sgt L. Adams 1390851 – Captured POW.
Sgt J. W. Pople 1388502 – Captured POW
Sgt A. Beatson 1698487 – Captured POW.
Sgt F. W. Webb 1388371 – Captured POW
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-jb873-te-haasrode
http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-5/styled-10/styled-175/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2018 15:11 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Nov-2018 06:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Nov-2022 01:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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