ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51438
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| Date: | Monday 23 August 1943 |
| Time: | 23:40 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EH937 |
| MSN: | WP-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 15 km NE of Marken, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wratting Common |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Hans-Joachim Jabs of the Stab IV./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Takeoff time: 20:37
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. K.E. Longmore 413622 RAAF Runnymede Memorial 193
Flight engineer Sgt. R.L. Jones 971236 RAF Runnymede Memorial 155
Navigator Sgt. C.J. Purcell 591849 RAF Amersfoort 13 9 185 Washed up near Urk 1 Sep 43
Bomb aimer Sgt. L.M. Stormer R/112684 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 180
Wo ag F/Sgt. V.A. Weaver 960685 RAF Runnymede Memorial 139
Air gunner Sgt. A.E. Lloyd 1304616 RAF Vollenhove 3 4 629 Body recovered from Ijsselmeer 3 Sep 43
Air gunner Sgt. G.C. Jeffreys 1440434 RAF Amersfoort 13 9 186 Washed up near Urk 1 Sep 43
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2849&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Aug-2018 15:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2018 19:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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