Halifax MZ471 B.Mk.III - Bombing Hannover Germany - 1945-01-04 to 1945-01-05
Squadron: 420 (B) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1945-01-04
Completion Date: 1945-01-05
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Hannover Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Tholthorpe
Take Off Time: 16:30:00
Squadron Code: PT-V
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics: six miles north of Wunstorf at Ottemhagen
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flakfighter
Flak Battery: multiple
Enemy Claim: Hptm Herman Greiner of Stab 4/NJG1
War Diary Unavailable
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420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum) RAF Tholthorpe. Halifax BIII aircraft MZ 471 PT-V was shot down six miles north of Wunstorf at Ottemhagen, Germany during a night operation against targets in Hannover, Germany. The bomber was most likely shot down by night fighter pilot Hptm Herman Greiner of Stab 4/NJG1 but there are also multiple flak battery claims for this loss

Pilot Officer JW Vandenberg (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant LW Brand (RCAF), and Pilot Officer GW Walker DFC (RAFVR) were killed in action

Pilot Officer CD Noble (RCAF) was severely wounded but managed to evade for a time until being captured and died from his wounds in a German hospital

Flying Officer KW Landers (RCAF), Pilot Officer DO Palmer (RCAF)(Nfld) and Pilot Officer JH Warren (RCAF) survived and were taken as Prisoners of War

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