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| Date: | Tuesday 30 December 1941 |
| Time: | 14:31 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9374 |
| MSN: | ZA-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 80 miles S of Lizard Point -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
| RAF Leeming |
Mission : Brest. Took off from RAF Leeming at 1102 hrs. Hit by flak at 1411 hrs over Brest and moments later was savagely attacked by a Bf109, which killed Flt Lt Roach. At 1431 hrs the badly damaged Halifax was ditched some 80 miles S of the Lizard Point, Cornwall, and the survivors were rescued at 1930 hrs by an RN MTB and taken into Penzance.
Flt Lt Roach is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Sgt Kent was destined to have a long career in 4 Group, during which time he served with 76 Squadron and 640 Squadron, ending the war with a DFC and DFM.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant L Whyte RAF
Flight Engineer : Sergeant E Allen RAF
Navigator : Sergeant Jack Kenneth Corke DFM RAF 916001 (Officer:126900 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 August, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant George Robert Kent DFC DFM RAFVR 1172575 (Officer:143587 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 June, 1943)
Wireless Operator : Sergeant C Charlton RAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Wood RAF
Rear Gunner : Flight Lieutenant Richard John Roach RAFVR 78690 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 May, 1940) [Killed]
Sources:
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World war 1941 Page 197.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2016 18:02 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 24-Dec-2017 12:51 | XindelX | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Damage] |
| 19-May-2024 19:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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