ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51645
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1943 |
| Time: | 00:46 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK717 |
| MSN: | BU-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zaamslag, east of Terneuzen, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz-Martin Hadeball of the 12./NJG 4 (detached to 2./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:51
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. R.E. Thallon 1385945 RAF Vlissingen F 19
Flight engineer Sgt. J. Sellers 1529258 RAF Vlissingen F 20
Navigator F/O. J.K. Paterson 127471 RAF Vlissingen F 17
Bomb aimer Sgt. F. Field 1320541 RAF Vlissingen F 18
Wo ag Sgt. G.E. Patrick 1216471 RAF Vlissingen F 16
Air gunner Sgt. P.D. White 1405182 RAF Vlissingen F 15
Air gunner W/O L.L. Kelley 1319590 RAF Survived evader, POW
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2640&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Jul-2018 18:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2018 16:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2019 10:46 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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