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| Date: | Monday 26 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:43 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB838 |
| MSN: | KN-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km E of Zierikzee, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Paul Förster of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Takeoff time: 22:43
Crew:
Pilot F/O. F.D. Matheson 392057 RNzAF Bergen op Zoom 14 B 7 Initially buried Haamstede
Flight engineer Sgt. K.P. Froud 974822 RAF Bergen op Zoom 14 B 6 Initially buried Haamstede
Navigator P/O. D.T. Davies 139303 RAF Bergen op Zoom 14 B 4 Initially buried Haamstede
Bomb aimer Sgt. S.A.J. North 1318678 RAF Bergen op Zoom 14 B 9 Initially buried Haamstede
Wo ag Sgt. R.A. Mitchell 1233734 RAF Bergen op Zoom 14 B 6 Initially buried Haamstede
Air gunner Sgt. R.V. Slater 1589390 RAF Bergen op Zoom 14 B 12 Initially buried Haamstede
Air gunner Sgt. J.R. Tully 1524686 RAF Bergen op Zoom 14 B 5 Initially buried Haamstede
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2703&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jul-2018 14:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 21:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2022 13:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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