ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210724
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1943 |
| Time: | 03:52 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK661 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 35 km west of Voorne (Zuid-Holland) -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Hermann Schönthier of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: WP-O
Takeoff time: 00:18
Crew:
P/O J.I.Gedak RCAF KIA
Sgt S.James KIA
Sgt D.H.Robinson KIA
Sgt A.V.Edwards KIA
Sgt L.Urry KIA
Sgt S.Owen KIA
Sgt T.G.Matthews KIA
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/stirling/23738-BK6611943-05-13.html
http://sas.raf38group.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2018 19:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 20:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-May-2021 14:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
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