ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210784
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| Date: | Friday 14 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:02 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK726 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km southwest of Immerath, Erkelenz, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Fritz Schellwat of the 5./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from St Trond airfield, Belgium. Also claimed by heavy Flak of the 1./schwere Flak-Abteilung 514, victory Schellwat later confirmed by the Luftwaffe.
Target: Bochum
Call Sign: OJ-Z
Takeoff time: 00:05
Crew: http://aircrewremembered.com/forsyth-harold-earl.html
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://aircrewremembered.com/forsyth-harold-earl.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2018 10:53 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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