ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204371
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:39 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6084 |
| MSN: | OJ-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gelsenkirchen-Hassel, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
Operation - Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights & hit by light (leichte) and heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed at Hassel 7km SE of Dorsten. Initially the crew were buried in the Bismarck Friedhof at Gelsenkirchen. After the conflict they were reinterred at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery:
Pilot:1254786 Flt Sgt Howard Leslie Davis - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 19. B. 12-1.
Aus/407719 Fg Off Vincent William James Mansell RAAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 19. B. 9.
Flight Engineer:617057 Sgt Norman Peake - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 19. B. 12-15.
Observer: 112015 Plt Off Elias Alexander Phillips - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 19. B. 11.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1310638 Sgt Tom Whittle - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 19. B. 10.
Air Gunner:636621 Sgt Eric Foster William Booth - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Air Gunner:1261399 Sgt Eric Ward - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. grave 19. B. 12-15.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 December 1942 | R9253 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 8 | near Warnemünde, Rostock, Mecklenburg | |
w/o |
| 29 June 1943 | BF483 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 25 km west of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2018 15:39 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2020 19:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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