ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209626
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:48 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF508 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fænøsund strait nr Teglgaarden farm, Teglgård, Middelfart, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell |
Outward-bound for Rostock, hit by light Flak of the IV./3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 844 (o) and crashed into the Fænøsund strait.
Call Sign: WP-S
Takeoff time: 21:49
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Antony Seton Wombwell Prioleau RAFVR 41061 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Harold Munnery RAFVR 1217276 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Dennis Stowe RAFVR 1312210 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant William Trevor Leathley RAFVR 1034351 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Charles Dale McKelvie RAFVR 1075572 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Herbert Dunstan RAFVR 1602348 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Mervyn Leonard RAFVR 1314807 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430027.shtml
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2018 20:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 20:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-May-2021 13:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 20-Apr-2024 11:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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