Date & Time:
Oct 15, 1942 at 2253 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1108
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
6
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1854LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hellendoorn. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Weiland Fairfax Ensor, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest George Edwards, flight engineer, †
Sgt Arthur Ewart Bell, navigator, †
Sgt Ronald Jones, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ray Bernard Fernie, wireless operator,
Sgt William Charles Warne, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanley George Jenner, air gunner. †
Crew:
Sgt Weiland Fairfax Ensor, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest George Edwards, flight engineer, †
Sgt Arthur Ewart Bell, navigator, †
Sgt Ronald Jones, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ray Bernard Fernie, wireless operator,
Sgt William Charles Warne, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanley George Jenner, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
