ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51427
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | 03:56 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling B Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 199 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE917 |
| MSN: | EX-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schoorwater, Nederweert-Eind, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Bruno Eikmeier of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 'G9+BK' from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Takeoff time: 00:40
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. A.A. Harlem Aus.408833 RAAF
Flight engineer Sgt. J.T. Smith 1603576 RAF
Navigator F/Sgt. W.B. Julian 1079475 RAF
Navigator F/Sgt. F.E. Gee Aus.412129 RAAF
Bomb aimer F/Sgt. I.N. McLaren 988491 RAF
WOp/AG Sgt. H.E. Elphick 1206613
Air gunner Sgt. R.H.G. Ellis 918424 RAF
Air gunner W/O A.D. Finlayson DFM Aus.408569 RAAF
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2858&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Aug-2018 14:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2024 10:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
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