ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207144
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| Date: | Monday 8 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:35 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF437 |
| MSN: | AA-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Huttenheim, Philippsburg, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
Shot down by Ofw. Wilhelm Engel of the 10./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
Target: Nürnberg
Call Sign: AA-L
Takeoff time: 19:42
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Charles Raglan Davey RNZAF NZ/413937 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Arthur Edgar Howlett RAF 528778 [Killed]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Class II Anthony Arlen RCAF R/84152 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Ian James Duncan Brodie RAFVR 149883 (NCO:1344759 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 August, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Leighton Mansel Stone RAFVR 1313099 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Andrew James Feenan RAF 632983 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Alfred Bertram Tarrant RAFVR 1450019 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF437&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/short-stirling-s29-1942-to-1943-75-nz-sqn-part-1
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1943 | BK768 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 7 | IJsselmeer W of Urk, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
| 25 July 1943 | EE890 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 4 | near Krogaspe, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2018 09:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-May-2021 09:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Source] |
| 17-May-2021 09:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 08-Mar-2024 08:10 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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