ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203546
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:13 claim |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6073 |
| MSN: | MG-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 23:05 hrs for an operation to Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Engel of the 8./NJG 4, who was flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110.
Flt Sgt Tomkins was initially buried in Mannheim. After the war he reinterred in Durnbach War Cemetery.
Pilot:1376539 Flt Sgt Fred Tomkins - Durnbach War Cemetery 5. A. 11.
1330978 Sgt B V G Lewis PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 70.
626505 Sgt E Townsend PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 98.
1253239 Sgt F G Fueggle PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 46.
980205 Sgt J Fisher PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 44.
R/57840 Flt Sgt J H Watson RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 102
1378235 Sgt J R Brook PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 799.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 September 1941 | N6046 | 7 Sqn RAF | 0 | Polsum, Marl, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
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| 29 September 1941 | W7441 | 7 Sqn RAF | 3 | Lillebælt strait south of the island of Brandsø (Assens, Syddanmark) |  |
w/o |
| 14 July 1942 | R9331 | 7 Sqn RAF | 0 | Flint House Cambridgeshire |  |
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| 14 August 1942 | W7579 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea off Nymindegab, Nørre Nebel, Syddanmark | |
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| 9 November 1942 | R9169 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea off Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 11 April 1943 | R9275 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | Koerich, Capellen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2017 15:34 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 17:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 29-Oct-2019 11:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:13 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2020 13:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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