ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211338
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| Date: | Monday 24 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ261 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Billmerich, Unna, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh |
Hit by the 4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 429 (Eisb.).
Target: Dortmund
Call Sign: BU-T
Takeoff time: 23:15
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant John Joseph Egan RAAF Aus/415126 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Frederick James North RAFVR 1231672 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Peter Harold Liddle RAFVR 129581 [Killed] (NCO:1334335 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 03 November, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Donald Eric Alford RAFVR 1393222 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Lionel Martin RAFVR 1294190 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Victor Harry Archer RAF 641651 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Dodd RAFVR 1107057 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=MZ261
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2018 09:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2023 18:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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