ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51508
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| Date: | Saturday 31 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:50 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF519 |
| MSN: | HA-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sabina Henrica polder, Heijningen, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Helmut Ternieden of the Ergänzungsstaffel/NJG 2, flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield. Also claimed by Flak.
Takeoff time: 22:48
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. R.E. Taylor 1525616 RAF Bergen op Zoom 3 A 11
Flight engineer Sgt. H.M. Cornes 1064514 RAF Bergen op Zoom 3 B 8
Navigator Sgt. J. Ferguson 1554441 RAF Bergen op Zoom 3 A 12
Bomb aimer F/O. P.R. Johnson 125426 RAF Bergen op Zoom 3 B 8
Wo ag Sgt. E.A. Bartlett 1383206 RAF Bergen op Zoom 3 B 8
Air gunner Sgt. E.A. Stevens 1289680 RAF Bergen op Zoom 13 C 5
Air gunner Sgt. E.C.A. Barnes 1586006 RAF Numansdorp E 2 Washed up Nieuwendijk harbour 9 Aug 43
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2775&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://wingstovictory.nl/database/pdf/307-story.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jun-2014 11:38 | harro | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2018 11:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2018 13:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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