ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209634
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:50 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF506 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bøgballe, Midtjylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
Homeward-bound from Rostock, hit by heavy Flak of the 3./schwere Flak-Abteilung 855. Also claimed shot down by Feldwebel Mangelsdorf of the 12./NJG 3, Flak claim officially confirmed.
Call Sign: AA-P
Takeoff time: 22:05
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Alan Gray Tolley RNZAF NZ/411954 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Gerald Albert Raymond Town RAFVR 1217965 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant William Henry Ellis RAFVR 1021328 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Frank Wakefield Upton RNZAF NZ/404430 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Cyril Thomas Cobb RNZAF NZ/412315 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Frederick Joseph Earle RAFVR 1332585 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Ian Charles Salt RNZAF NZ/404046 [Killed]
Crew is burried at Esbjerg, Denmark
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430035.shtml
Faldne allierde flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2018 20:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2024 08:33 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2024 11:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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