ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236134
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| Date: | Thursday 20 August 1942 |
| Time: | 23:53 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7573 |
| MSN: | HA-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Brodersby, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Operation - Gardening (mine-laying).
The aircraft was coned by searchlights of the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 211 and hit by light Flak & MG fire of aforementioned unit and light Flak of the 1./leichte Flak-Abteilung 828.
All seven rest in the Kiel War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7573
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| 19 August 1942 | W7618 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea west of Esbjerg, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 10:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Mar-2021 20:57 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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