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Halifax lost at Wapenveld - Heerde ( Apeldoornskanaal) on 03-04-1943 (SGLO ref: T2165)

1943-04-03 · Wapenveld · Netherlands

The story

At the date of 03-04-1943, time: 2246, the aircraft type Halifax has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Wapenveld - Heerde (Apeldoornskanaal). The unit of crew and plane is: 158 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Wireless Operator II, name: F.H. Blake. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.

Handley Page Halifax II DT795 NP-N 158 Sqdn RAF 1941 Lissett

Pilot

W/O II

F.H.

Blake

 

R/78495

RCAF

Amersfoort

13 5 95

 

Flight engineer

Sgt.

G.S.

Walters

 

1271369

RAF

Runnymede Memorial

168

 

Navigator

Sgt.

W.D.

Hawkins

 

1316309

RAF

Runnymede Memorial

152

 

Bomb aimer

Sgt.

J.C.

Jones

 

1386043

RAF

Runnymede Memorial

155

 

Wireless op

Sgt.

P.H.

Eldridge

 

1293257

RAF

Runnymede Memorial

148

 

Air gunner

Sgt.

T.V.

Trollope

 

1352234

RAF

Amersfoort

13 5 94

 

Air gunner

W/O II

R.

Webber

 

R/106709

RCAF

Amersfoort

13 5 96

from USA

Thanks to the SGLO and http://www.molendevlijtwapenveld.nl

Thanks to Roelof Keppel for the exact location

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