ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212334
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:32 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK815 |
| MSN: | LS-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brielstraat, Beveren, East Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Gerhard Raht of the 4./NJG 3 (detached to 1./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 23:55
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK815
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK815
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 December 1942 | W7635 | 15 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea west of Rømø island |  |
w/o |
| 4 July 1943 | BF579 | 15 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 30 km NW of Terschelling, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 16 September 1943 | BF569 | 15 Sqn RAF | 7 | Vaux, near Canal du Berry, Allier 03 |  |
w/o |
| 23 September 1943 | EH941 | 15 Sqn RAF | 6 | Buchweg road at Haßloch, Rheinland-Pfalz |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2018 07:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 21:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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