ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209423
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:12 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK725 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | L'Abbaye, municipality Commenchon (600 m NW), Aisne, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Macke of the 9./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217 from Juvincourt airfield. Also claimed by light Flak unit 4./leichte Flak-Abteilung 680 (v). Flak claim rejected, victory Ofw. Macke confirmed.
Target: Mannheim
Call Sign: WP-M
Takeoff time: 22:00
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Peter Dunk White RAFVR 117423 (NCO:656992 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 16 June, 1942) [PoW]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Wallace E Phillips RCAF 125293 [Evaded]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant A Smith RAF 1102463 [Evaded]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Stanley Ford Everiss RAF 126042 (NCO:1336239 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 September, 1942) [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Donald Graham Ross RAF 120911 (NCO:1332388 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 August, 1942) [Evaded]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Reginald George Gaisford DFC RAFVR 1376850 (Officer:158668 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 November, 1943) [Evaded]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John B Ford RAF 1217375 [Evaded]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant W J Fitzgerald RAF 413875 [Evaded]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3833
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2018 19:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:20 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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