ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213940
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:42 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF577 |
| MSN: | JN-M (C Flight) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mepal |
Rammed flying in a fierce thunderstorm by Feldwebel Krauter of the 5./NJG 3, flying a Do 217N from Schleswig airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:31
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant James Arthur Couper RNZAF NZ/417027 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant James Wilson Sneddon RAFVR 1342219 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant George Albert Walker RAFVR 1332840 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Scott Corlett RNZAF NZ/42289 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Sydney Cecil Oliver Reeves RNZAF NZ/42339 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Edward Wadeson RAFVR 1489406 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Alan Ashworth RAFVR 1529817 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/couper-james-arthur.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2018 06:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 11-Jul-2023 14:36 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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