ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203611
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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7535 |
| MSN: | HA-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham (takeoff at 00:10 hrs) |
| operation - Gnôme & Rhône plant at Gennevilliers |
Crashed at Colombes suburb of NW Paris. Initially buried at Dugny. Re interred after the conflict in Dreux Communal Cemetery.
Crew
Pilot:102593 Flt Lt Arthur Wyn Idwal Jones - Dreux Communal Cemetery Row 2 Grave 18 24
Pilot:1378284 Sgt John Kneeshaw - Dreux Communal Cemetery Row 2 Coll Grave 14-17
Flight Engineer:571552 Sgt Frederick Armstrong - Dreux Communal Cemetery Row 2 Coll Grave 14-17
Observer:1183344 Sgt Frederick Herbert Slatford - Dreux Communal Cemetery Row 2 Grave 19
Observer:1257537 Sgt Ronald John Craig Young - Dreux Communal Cemetery Row 2 Grave 12
Wireless Operator:979137 Sgt Thomas Edward Murray - Dreux Communal Cemetery Row 2 Coll Grave 14-17
Air Gunner:104401 P/O Stanley Brown - Dreux Communal Cemetery Row 2 Grave 13
Air Gunner:642788 Sgt John William Davis - Dreux Communal Cemetery Row 2 Coll Grave 14-17
Sources:
Roll of Honour 218(Gold Coast) Sqn RAF
Bomber Command Losses 1942
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3345
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 July 1942 | N3718 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea west of Zuid-Holland |  |
mis |
| 21 August 1942 | BF319 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 7 | Langwedel, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
| 10 September 1942 | BF351 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 7 | Sint Philipsland, Zeeland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2017 20:49 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 15-Jan-2018 18:42 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2021 12:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 24-May-2021 12:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport] |
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