ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195980
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 148 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD319 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Solcava -
 Slovenia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brindisi, Italy |
Shot down on ammunition drop mission in northern Yogoslavia. The plane crashed into trees on a mountain near Solcava and four crew members were killed.
STEELE, Charles Gibson (Flight Sergeant) 424114 RAAF
EDWARDS, P H (Flight Sergeant) 1601873 RAF
DAKER, K D (Sergeant) 1581777 RAF
CLARKE, F (Sergeant) 182467 RAF
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/in-memoriam-those-air-force-pilots-crews-who-died-on-this-day-in-ww2.18267/page-47
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2017 14:09 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Oct-2020 08:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport] |
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