ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264842
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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:00 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EJ104 |
| MSN: | HA-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | the Bauwaldthal at Kirchheimbolanden; Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 19:25 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft was shot down by the crew of Oblt. Schnaufer, Uffz. Handke & Uffz. Gänzler of the 12./NJG 1, who had taken off from Quakenbrück (Niedersachsen) at 21:26 hrs, in Bf 110 G-4 G9+DZ.
Note: coned by searchlights.
Those who perished rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EJ104&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 May 1942 | N6071 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 1 | near Lyne, Tarm, Midtjylland |  |
w/o |
| 28 August 1942 | R9160 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 8 | North Sea 30 km SW of Den Helder, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 22 June 1943 | BK712 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 8 | Wijtestraat, Aarschot, Flemish Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 22 June 1943 | BK722 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 3 | along Chijnsgoed road, Sterksel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 26 June 1943 | EH898 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 6 | Zegendijk, Zieuwent, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 11 August 1943 | EE885 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 1 | Offenhausen, Bayern | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2021 17:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Oct-2023 16:06 | tachel | Updated |
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