ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212562
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:35 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK665 |
| MSN: | WO-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kehrum, Kalkar, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Wickham |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Heinrich Wohlers of the Stab IV./NJG 4 (detached to 3./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 23:18
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Patrick Colin McNair RAF 147780 [Killed] (NCO:1393101 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 10 August, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George Witham Lawson RAFVR 1011861 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant John Smith Porter RAFVR 1349394 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Alfred Thompson RAFVR 1097549 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Frederick Alan Hamer RAF 1117247 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant David Charles Davids RAF 1384797 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Bertie T Smy RAF 517825 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK665
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2018 13:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 19:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2023 06:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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