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| Date: | Monday 24 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR696 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne |
Shot down by Flak.
Target: Dortmund
Call Sign: ZA-G
Takeoff time: 22:32
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Jack Banfield Denton RAFVR 146336 (NCO:1330297 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 July, 1943) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Ian Bethune Inglis RAFVR 1343173 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Maurice Harrison RAF 643364 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Norman Peter Plenderleith RAFVR 1504640 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Derrick Henry George Adams RAFVR 146446 (NCO:1386535 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 July, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Peter Grimwood RAFVR 1331835 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Albert Edwin Wallis RAFVR 1578208 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant George Henry Lawson RAF 658406 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR696
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2018 08:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-May-2024 06:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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