ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51739
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:12 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK810 |
| MSN: | AA-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Geijsterseweg road, Oostrum, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
Hit by Flak and set on fire in the Hüls area. The crew managed to get the fire under control. An unidentified night fighter finished off the damaged bomber.
Takeoff time: 23:47
Crew:
Pilot P/O. F.M. McKenzie 41344 RNzAF Jonkerbos 11 H 7
Flight engineer Sgt. R.A.W. Triptree 1323983 RAF Survived POW
Navigator Sgt. A.E. West 412947 RNzAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer F/Sgt. J.F. Blank 422175 RNzAF Germany 31 D 10 Buried Reichswald Forest War Cem
Wo ag Sgt. B.H. Broadhead 415986 RNzAF Survived POW
Air gunner F/Sgt. J.R.G. Chrystal 520340 RAF Survived POW
Air gunner W/O E.W. McGonigal 421329 RNzAF Survived POW
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2556
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 December 1942 | BF400 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 7 | Ankum, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jun-2018 11:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 06:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Jun-2023 10:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Location]] |
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