ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150405
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| Date: | Friday 30 March 1945 |
| Time: | 21:03 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | LK119 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Tvedestrand -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Short Stirling MA-Y serial LK 119 of 161 Squadron was shot down by a German fighter of the night Hegland, Tvedestrand.
The seven crew mebers died in the crash and are buried at Arendal Hogedal Cemetery, Norway.
Sources:
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC1RAHN_raf-krigsminneplass-vierli?guid=49822357-6d55-4dc0-b938-53865862dc9b
http://www.luftwaffe.no/SIG/1945/Nacht.html
http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2012 10:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Apr-2016 18:22 | Anon. | Updated [Time] |
| 06-Sep-2020 12:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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