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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:09 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7660 |
| MSN: | MP-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, Durham |
Takeoff at 22:35 hrs for an operation to Mannheim in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wilhelm Herget of the Stab II./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110.
Aircraft crashed near Marche-en-Famenne (Luxembourg) 22km NNW of St Hubert Belgium. All the crew were made PoW's:
Crew:-
Pilot:1257266 Flt Sgt Frank Willis Anderson POW Stalag 3A Luckenwalde. PoW Number 789.
567792 Sgt Edward Kerr Southward POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 359.
929732 Sgt Cyril Ilian POW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 60.
R/60568 Sgt Rodney Haslam Baird RCAF POW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 791.
934281 Sgt Gerard Bert Gowers POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 51.
1169044 Sgt Antony Edward Redding POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 84.
R/60719 Sgt Ray Arsene la Franchise RCAF POW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 65.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
RAF Prisoners of War
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7660
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2017 22:13 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 13-Mar-2018 20:57 | Anon. | Updated [Country] |
| 12-Nov-2018 08:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2020 13:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 01:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 15-May-2024 09:25 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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