ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209384
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| Date: | Friday 16 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:31 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF474 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ferme Navary, municipality Brunehamel, Aisne, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Helmut Bergmann of the Stab III./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield.
Target: Mannheim
Call Sign: LS-H
Takeoff time: 21:46
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer James Lauder Shiells DFM RAFVR 143451 (NCO:1052462 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 18 May, 1943) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Kenneth Mark Piche RCAF J/17357 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Percy Lacy RAF 547135 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Clive Bolas Perring RAFVR 143422 (NCO:1202044 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 18 May, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Gould RAFVR 1182265 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Bertie Joseph August Bessette RCAF R/94993 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Donald James Arthur Hyde RAFVR 1249758 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Leslie Arthur James RAFVR 1332170 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3830
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2018 12:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 20:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2024 20:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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