ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90010
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| Date: | Friday 17 December 1943 |
| Time: | 05:05 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 161 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DK206 |
| MSN: | MA-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tangham Forest near Capel St Andrew; Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford (UK) |
| RAF Woodbridge |
OPERATION WHEELWRIGHT 50
Crashed coming back from an early return due to foggy weather
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Stanley Nicholson Gray RAFVR 125739 [Killed] (NCO:1053914 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 August, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Peter Austin Fry RAF 613175 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Leslie Howard Thomas RAFVR 132176 [Killed] (NCO:1251156 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 17 November, 1942)
Crew : Sergeant Betts RAF [Injured]
Crew : Flying Officer Craven RAF [Injured]
Crew : Pilot Officer Hugh Edward Shine RAF 149165 [Injured] (NCO:917617 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 September, 1943)
Two French agents escaped.
Sources:
http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=7280
"We landed by moonlight" - Hugh Verity
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2011 15:43 | ThW | Added |
| 16-Feb-2012 01:22 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2021 15:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2023 07:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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