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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1943 |
| Time: | 01:10 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD364 |
| MSN: | ZA-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:23 hrs local time for an operation against München in Bayern.
The aircraft was shot up by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Martin Jeschke of the 6./NJG 101 based at Lechfeld airfield and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Thomas Stanley Davies RAFVR 1232668 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald Edward Tate RAFVR 1146823 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Patrick Terence Murphy RAFVR 157194 (NCO:910603 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 26 October, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Samuel Henry Hill RAFVR 1331545 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Brian Albert Fear RAFVR 1316492 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Ian Mervyn Patterson Holmes RAAF Aus/414866 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer William George Nolan RAAF Aus/410009 [Killed]
All seven crew members are missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD364
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2020 18:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-May-2024 11:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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