ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180746
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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1942 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7475 |
| MSN: | HA-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lashorst, Preußisch Oldendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, UK |
Takeoff at 17:55 hrs for a bombing operation against Hamburg.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by heavy Flak of the 1.-3./schwere Flak-Abteilung 461 and crashed.
The entire crew of seven perished in the crash:
S/L P. F. Hickling KIA
Sgt H. W. Bending KIA
Sgt I. I. Friend, RNZAF KIA
Sgt W. W. Morgan, RNZAF KIA
Sgt A. H. Thomson, RNZAF KIA
Sgt R. W. A. Follet KIA
Sgt V. Howe KIA
The deceased are all buried at the British War Cemetery in Hannover, Germany.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.spurensuche-owl.de/front_content.php?idart=155
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7475
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 May 1943 | BF565 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 7 | near Kettenis, Eupen, Liège |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2015 10:13 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Sep-2019 16:06 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 28-Oct-2019 08:43 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2019 11:35 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2020 18:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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