Accident Short Stirling Mk III BK688,
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Date:Sunday 30 May 1943
Time:02:22
Type:Silhouette image of generic strl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Stirling Mk III
Owner/operator:218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF
Registration: BK688
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kerkstraat, Schaffen, Flemish Brabant -   Belgium
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Downham Market
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the Stab II./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+EC from St Trond airfield.

Target: Barmen-Wuppertal
Call Sign: HA-A
Takeoff time: 23:08
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK688

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK688

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-May-2018 18:06 TigerTimon Added
04-Oct-2018 16:24 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
29-Jun-2022 10:54 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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