Accident Short Stirling Mk III BF460,
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Date:Wednesday 11 August 1943
Time:03:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic strl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Stirling Mk III
Owner/operator:15 Sqn RAF
Registration: BF460
MSN: LS-F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 km SE of Doische, Namur -   Belgium
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Mildenhall
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Johannes Hager of the Stab II./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.

Takeoff time: 22:26
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF460

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF460

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
18 May 1942 W7531 15 Sqn RAF 8 wooded area at Galsklint, Middelfart, Syddanmark w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Aug-2018 15:51 TigerTimon Added
08-Aug-2018 15:52 TigerTimon Updated [Location]
06-Nov-2018 20:10 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]
30-Jun-2022 03:03 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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