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| Date: | Saturday 13 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:58 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 640 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NA492 |
| MSN: | C8-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Hasselt Railway Yards |
Take off at 22:19 hrs for an operation against railway yards at Hasselt in Belgium.
During the run up to the target, the aircraft was damaged in night fighter attacks, putting two engines and the mid-upper gun turret out of action and making a large hole in the starboard wing. It crashed while trying to land at Woodbridge airfield at 01:58 hrs, three of the crew being killed. Victory confirmed for Oblt Tober on 29 August 1944.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Arthur Jeffrey Corriveau RCAF J/24503 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Beresford Marsh RAFVR 1892516 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer H F K Bates RAF [Injured]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer William Raymond Lilley RAFVR 152713 (NCO:1580185 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 31 August, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Jack Hobbs RAF 185664 (NCO:1890023 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 November, 1944) [Injured]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant O Jones RAF [Injured]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant J Thompson RAF
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=NA492
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2020 18:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-May-2024 14:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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