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| Date: | Wednesday 1 September 1943 |
| Time: | 01:05 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR937 |
| MSN: | NP-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Görzke, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz Strüning of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 or He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 20:29
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader N H Elliott RAF [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer John Griffin Davis RAF 148089 : Commission Gazetted Saturday 19 December, 1942) [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Leslie Vidler RAF 658877 (Officer:155582 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 28 September, 1943) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Arthur William Cole RAF 182705 (NCO:1604010 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 26 September, 1944) [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Edward Henson RAF 1243112 (Officer:155938 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 October, 1943) [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Lieutenant Walter Albert Gorton RAFVR 114785 (NCO:916699 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 10 February, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Frederick Harold Thacker RAFVR 155199 (NCO:1398360 : Commission Gazetted Saturday 31 July, 1943) [Killed]
The two casualtiesl lie at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany (52.507028 / 13.222336)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR937
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2018 10:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 17:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 19-May-2024 19:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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