ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265146
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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:16 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE940 |
| MSN: | LS-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 500 metres north of the railway station of Ronnenberg, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 19:44 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was shot down by Oberleutnant Walter Riedlberger of the 5./NJG 2, who was flying a Junkers Ju 88 C-6.
All seven rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://ww2.dk/oob/bestand/njagd/biinjg2.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EE940&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2021 19:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
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