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| Date: | Tuesday 10 August 1943 |
| Time: | 00:43 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HR872 |
| MSN: | LQ-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Awenne, Saint-Hubert, Luxembourg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, England |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Norbert Pietrek of the 2./NJG 4, flying Bf 110 F-4 '3C+BK' from Florennes airfield.
Takeoff time: 22:52
Crew:
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Macgregor Gray RCAF C/10383 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Douglas Allan Black RCAF R/84830 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Allan John Middleton RCAF J/14502 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant James Henry Evans RCAF R/138303 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Henry King RAFVR 1025718 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Charles William Pickering RCAF R/105745 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant James Hanna RCAF R/110175 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR872
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-bij-awenne
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2018 07:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 26-Jun-2022 01:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Jun-2024 18:16 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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