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| Date: | Monday 4 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:34 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9451 |
| MSN: | MP-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ottensen, Buxtehude, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, Durham |
| operation - Hamburg |
Claimed by Lt Hans-Werner Linnemann 3./NJG3 -Ottensen 6km SW Buxtehude at 01:34. Crashed at Ottensen 3km SSW of Buxtehude.
Crew
Pilot:1253308 Sgt J B Williams - Hamburg Cemetery 10A. C. 14.
650539 Sgt C R Fox PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 235.
630291 Sgt N H Leaman PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 68.
1105210 Sgt Hugh Ellis Owens - Runnymede Memorial Panel 90.
1014696 Sgt Bernard Bernstein Jackson - Runnymede Memorial Panel 86
612621 Sgt Arthur William Jones - Runnymede Memorial Panel 86
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2017 16:47 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 17-Dec-2017 16:52 | Red Dragon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 08:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-May-2022 17:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
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