ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51930
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1943 |
| Time: | 03:28 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF523 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer near Nijkerk, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Emil Heinzelmann of the 8./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Twente airfield.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: WP-G
Takeoff time: 00:30
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. W. Morey R/120226 RCAF Jonkerbos 23 J 4 Recovered during excavation June 1972
Flight engineer Sgt. R.S. Shaw 575244 RAF Jonkerbos 23 J 3 Recovered during excavation June 1972
Navigator Sgt. B.A. Bacon 1320220 RAF Jonkerbos 23 J 2 Recovered during excavation June 1972
Bomb aimer Sgt. W. Murray 658018 RAF Harderwijk 1 24 Recovered from Ijsselmeer on 24 May 43
Wo ag Sgt. E.W. Eke 1332191 RAF Amersfoort 13 7 131 Washed up 31 May 43
Air gunner Sgt. A.J. Buxton 785082 RAF Amersfoort 13 7 132 Washed up 31 May 43
Air gunner Sgt. C. Green 614909 RAF Amsterdam 69 C 14
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2296&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-May-2018 19:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2018 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-May-2021 14:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
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