ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203493
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| Date: | Monday 18 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:10 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7531 |
| MSN: | LS-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | wooded area at Galsklint, Middelfart, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
| Gardening - Danish Sound |
Aircraft named "McRobert's Reply". Hit by flak from ships in the target area and sustained ground fire over the Little Belt Bridge the aircraft crashed in a wooded area at Galsklint 2km West of Middelfart.
Crew
Pilot:41693 Sqn Ldr John Charles Hall DFC MiD - Odense (Assistens) Cemetery Grave BD. 382.
Pilot:81661 Flt Lt Neville George Richardson Booth - Odense (Assistens) Cemetery Grave BD. 381.
Flight Engineer:568054 Sgt Anthony Spriggs - Odense (Assistens) Cemetery Grave BD. 356.
Pilot:J/4758 Plt Off J F Ryan (New Zealander)RCAF - Grave BD. 383.
Observer:1384147 Sgt Ronald Maycock - Odense (Assistens) Cemetery Special Memorial
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1307679 Sgt John Bernard Butterworth - Odense (Assistens) Cemetery BD. 354.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:910003 Sgt Frank Leslie Sharp - Odense (Assistens) Cemetery Grave BD. 353.
Wireless Operator:1194379 Sgt Donald John Jeffs PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 24967.
Air Gunner:954208 Sgt Robert Nicholson - Odense (Assistens) Cemetery Grave BD. 355.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/view.php?uid=500527
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 1943 | BF460 | 15 Sqn RAF | 4 | 1 km SE of Doische, Namur |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2017 15:57 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 21:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-May-2021 12:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
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