Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Åsenfjord: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 28, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
W1037
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 2032LT to attack the German ship 'Tirpitz' moored off Trondheim. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Åsenfjord, some 34 km northwest of Trondheim. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt George Eric Miller, pilot,
Sgt K. H. Gregory, pilot,
Sgt Eric Annable, flight engineer, †
P/O Peter John Jagoe Roberts, navigator,
Sgt J. B. Ryder, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Harry Stott, wireless operator, †
Sgt B. Curran, air gunner.
Crew:
F/Lt George Eric Miller, pilot,
Sgt K. H. Gregory, pilot,
Sgt Eric Annable, flight engineer, †
P/O Peter John Jagoe Roberts, navigator,
Sgt J. B. Ryder, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Harry Stott, wireless operator, †
Sgt B. Curran, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
