Halifax NR209 B.Mk.III - Bombing Hannover Germany - 1945-01-05 to 1945-01-05
Squadron: 408 (B) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1945-01-05
Completion Date: 1945-01-05
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Hannover Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Linton-on-Ouse
Take Off Time: 16:41:00
Squadron Code: EQ-A
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics: Hollenstede, SSE of Furstenau
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim: unspecified
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable

408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax BIII aircraft NR 209 EQ-A was shot down by a night fighter during operations against targets in Hanover, Germany. The Halifax crashed at Hollenstede, SSE of Furstenau, Germany

Flight Lieutenant AF Scheelar (RCAF), Flying Officer FT Leithead (RCAF), Flying Officer LJ Benville (RCAF) and Pilot Officer J Daly (RAFVR) were all killed in action

Flying Officer D Elkin (RCAF), Flying Officer FA Winter (RCAF) and Flying Officer WA Baker (RCAF) survived and were taken as Prisoners of War. PoW details are incomplete for these aircrew

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