ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235952
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| Date: | Thursday 30 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:15 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9161 |
| MSN: | OJ-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Regniowez, Ardennes. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 00:01 hrs for an operation to Saarbrücken in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Eckardt & Feldwebel Frank of the 7./NJG 3, who were flying Bf 110 E-2 D5+AR.
Those who did not survive rest at the Choloy War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=870
Google Maps
Nachtjagd, The Early Years Part III, Theo Boiten p. 58
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 January 1942 | W7462 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Lossiemouth |  |
unk |
| 16 April 1942 | N6068 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 8 | near Snaaskerke, Gistel; West Flanders |  |
w/o |
| 6 June 1942 | R9314 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 1 | off the West Flanders coast | |
w/o |
| 8 December 1942 | BF391 | 149 Sqn RAF | 7 | Schlesen, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 18:53 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Feb-2022 08:43 | redsix1 | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Jun-2022 05:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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