ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202868
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| Date: | Sunday 26 April 1942 |
| Time: | 01:05 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7514 |
| MSN: | LS-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kravlund, Tinglev, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton |
Takeoff at 21:50 hrs for an operation against Rostock in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by Hauptmann Günther Radusch of the Stab II./NJG 3 based at Schleswig airfield in Germany; crashed at Kravlund 3km SW of Tinglev Denmark.
Sgt East was killed during the attack. Sgt Surridge was was mortally wounded died on 28 April 1942. Sgt Stephen died in captivity 29 July 1944 (struck by lightning):
66514 Fg Off J E M Conran - Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 766.
108992 Fg Off A B Bateman - Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 39647.
944044 Sgt Raymond Thomas - Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland 6. A. 6.
108047 Plt Off A H H Young - Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 217.
1376704 Sgt Gordon Herbert Surridge - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 11.
1311318 Sgt David John East - Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Military Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 11.
Wireless Operator Sgt Ronald R. Lawson - prisoner of war
Sgt Ronald A.J. Skinner - prisoner of war
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194211.shtml
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 1941 | N3654 | 15 Sqn RAF | 7 | near the A.C. de Graafweg and Middelweg roads, Opmeer, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2017 14:24 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-May-2021 09:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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