ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265145
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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:30 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 620 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EH945 |
| MSN: | QS-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Krähenwinkel, Langenhagen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 19:55 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was brought down in a combination of Flak and a night fighter.
Those who perished rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EH945&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 September 1944 | LJ873 | 620 Sqn RAF | 0 | east of 'De Brand' polder at Oss, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2021 19:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
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