Halifax LK990 B/A/Met.Mk.V - Bombing Leverkusen Germany - 1943-11-19 to 1943-11-19
Squadron: 434 (B) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1943-11-19
Completion Date: 1943-11-19
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Leverkusen Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Tholthorpe
Take Off Time: 16:33:00
Squadron Code: IP-X
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics: near Dorstfeld, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flakfighter
Flak Battery: unspecified
Enemy Claim: Oberleutnant Peter Ehrhardt of the 8/NJG 5
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable

434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus) RAF Tholthorpe. Halifax BV aircraft LK 990 IP-X was lost during a raid against targets in Leverkusen, Germany, repeatedly hit by Flak and shot down by Oberleutnant Peter Ehrhardt of the 8/NJG 5, flying a Bf 110 G-4. The aircraft was abandoned and crashed near Dorstfeld, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Flying Officer WF Winning (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant BA Caplan (RCAF), Warrant Officer 1st Class MA Beaton (RCAF), Warrant Officer 2nd Class GN Saunders (RCAF), Warrant Officer 1st Class SG Erickson (RCAF), Sergeant MR Hutton (RAF) and Flight Sergeant EV Matthews (RAF) all survived to be taken as Prisoners of War

Sadly, the wounded Flying Officer Winning would die in hospital as a PoW on December 4, 1943

There were two 434 Squadron Halifax V aircraft lost on this operation. Please see aircraft serial EB 254 IP-D for additional information on this aircraft and crew

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