ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205587
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| Date: | Sunday 28 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:28 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DJ974 |
| MSN: | HA-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | flats at Hohenstiefersiel, Wangerland; Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham |
Takeoff at 23:55 hrs for an operation to Bremen.
The aircraft was hit by Marine Flak and crashed into the sea near Hohenstiefersiel. Initially Sgt Waters and Sgt Dicks were buried at Wilhelmshaven. They now rest in Sage war Cemetery:
Pilot:1193368 Sgt Ralph Waters - Sage War Cemetery 13. C. 10.
Flight Engineer:925390 Sgt John Kingston Lew Heath - Hanover War Cemetery Coll. grave 10. E. 14-17.
Observer:116027 Plt Off Horace Martin Simon - Hanover War Cemetery Coll. grave 10. E. 14-17.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:998998 Sgt John Armstrong - Hanover War Cemetery Coll. grave 10. E. 14-17.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:974840 Sgt George Anderson Gow - Hanover War Cemetery 10. E. 13.
Wireless operator/Air Gunner:R/58117 Sgt Thomas Campbell Parry RCAF - Hanover War Cemetery Coll. grave 10. E. 14-17.
Air Gunner:1067547 Sgt Frederick Dick - Sage War Cemetery 13. C. 5.
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
| 3 February 1943 | BF408 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 8 | North Sea off Zoutelande, Zeeland |  |
mis |
| 31 August 1943 | BK650 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 4 | Budel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2018 20:45 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-May-2020 07:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2020 07:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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