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| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:06 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LV784 |
| MSN: | MH-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weisweiler, Eschweiler, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Operation - Rothe Erde railway station at Aachen.
The aircraft was hit by the 3., 4. & 6./schwere Flak-Abteilung 514 and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant George Blackwood Hyndman RAFVR 1494571 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Murray Robertson RAFVR 1821891 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Philip Charles Warwick RAFVR 1434071 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Peter Redman Sewell RAFVR 129615 (NCO:926440 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 March, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Peter William Bishop RAFVR 1800463 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Isaiah Lewis Chittock RAFVR 1896571 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Albert Glanville Porter RAFVR 1603789 [Killed]
All seven crew members rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LV784
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2020 07:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-May-2024 10:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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