ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236130
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 August 1942 |
| Time: | 01:46 claim |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF330 |
| MSN: | BU-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea N of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 21:33 hrs local time for an operation to Osnabrück in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF330
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 1942 | W7537 | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF | 5 | Süstedt, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 14 September 1942 | R9166 | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF | 6 | Weserwehr at Bremen-Hemelingen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 09:31 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-May-2020 11:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Mar-2021 16:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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