Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Geislautern: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 19, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
W7777
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1935LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. Approaching the target area at an altitude of 13,600 feet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Geislautern, about 12 km west of Saarbrücken. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O F. Jowitt,
Sgt D. Steadman, †
Sgt K. R. Stansfield, †
P/O E. Gatis, †
Sgt D. Williams, †
Sgt J. E. W. Hale, †
Sgt C. R. Palm.
Crew:
P/O F. Jowitt,
Sgt D. Steadman, †
Sgt K. R. Stansfield, †
P/O E. Gatis, †
Sgt D. Williams, †
Sgt J. E. W. Hale, †
Sgt C. R. Palm.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
