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| Date: | Saturday 29 January 1944 |
| Time: | 03:20 approx |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JP119 |
| MSN: | VR-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zühlen, Rheinsberg, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham |
Takeoff at 23:35 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
Probably, the aircraft was damaged by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Hans Berschwinger of the 4./NJG 2 (based at Deelen airfield in the Netherlands), who was flying a Ju 88 C-6.
A air accident report concludes that it is likely that JP119 collided with a lancaster bomber JA718 which was found on the same night in the same location. JA718 flew from RAF Oakington. Two of that crew thankfully survived, including the pilot who were taken POW.
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Norman John Clifford RAF 1444582 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Stanley Jarvis RAF 1285484 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant William Fraser RAFVR 1559186 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Reginald William Willmott RAFVR 1585813 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Reginald George Brown RAFVR 1316156 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Stanley Melville Liddle RCAF R/97888 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ralph George Sharp RAFVR 1321148 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JP119
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2019 12:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-Jul-2021 17:59 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-May-2024 06:51 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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