ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219855
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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:39 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK813 |
| MSN: | WP-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langestraat, Oud-Heverlee, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Wickham |
Takeoff at 23:32 for an operation to Wuppertal, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Reinhard Kollak of the 7./NJG 4 (detached to II./NJG 1), flying Bf 110 G-4 3C+ER from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK813
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/stirling-bk813-te-haasrode
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK813
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2018 15:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Dec-2018 09:02 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2022 07:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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