ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217883
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:33 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE880 |
| MSN: | OJ-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Haldertstraat, Houwaart, Tielt-Winge, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Walter Ehle of the Stab II./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Target: Köln, Germany
Takeoff time: 23:34
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EE880
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EE880
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 May 1942 | N3752 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 0 | ”Risegård” farm at Rise, Rødekro, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
| 29 June 1942 | R9330 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Lakenheath |  |
w/o |
| 22 June 1943 | BK799 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 7 | IJsselmeer, Makkumerwaard off Makkum, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 6 September 1943 | BK711 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 4 | near Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2018 19:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 17:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2022 06:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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