Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Okkelberg: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 28, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
W1020
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss at 2035LT to attack the German ship 'Tirpitz' moored off Trondheim. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in hilly terrain near Okkelberg. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Michael Reginald Mark Pooles, pilot,
Sgt Hubert Allan Booth, flight engineer,
P/O Gerard John Peter Henry, observer,
Sgt Donald Edgar Rarity, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Wilstrop, wireless operator,
P/O Frank William Gosnell Hill, air gunner.
Crew:
F/Lt Michael Reginald Mark Pooles, pilot,
Sgt Hubert Allan Booth, flight engineer,
P/O Gerard John Peter Henry, observer,
Sgt Donald Edgar Rarity, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Wilstrop, wireless operator,
P/O Frank William Gosnell Hill, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
