ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204135
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| Date: | Thursday 4 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:04 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7537 |
| MSN: | BU-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Süstedt, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall |
Operation - Bremen.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was engaged by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Heinz Vinke of the 5./NJG 2; coned by searchlights and engaged by heavy (schwere) Flak of the 8. Flak-Division.
Those who did not survive rest at Becklingen War Cemetery:
Pilot: 931408 Flt Sgt Ronald John Finch - Becklingen War Cemetery Collective Grave 14B 4-8
Pilot:565802 WO William Wall - Becklingen War Cemetery Collective Grave 14B 4-8
Flight Engineer:646213 Sgt Sidney Edgar Saunders - Becklingen War Cemetery 13.C.14
Observer:1101593 Sgt Edward Docherty - Becklingen War Cemetery 13.C.14
1282192 Sgt J F P Knight PoW POW Camps Heydekrug (Silute), Lithuania/Zagan & Belaria, Germany/Thorn (Torun), Poland OR Oerbke (Fallingbostel), Germany PoW Number 426.
638698 WO L S Hill PoW POW Camps Heydekrug (Silute), Lithuania/Zagan & Belaria, Germany/Thorn (Torun), Poland OR Oerbke (Fallingbostel), Germany PoW Number 507.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1310580 Sgt James Henry Spinks - Becklingen War Cemetery Collective Grave 14B 4-8
945996 Flt Sgt J McD Brown PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 26998
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7537
Google Maps
Histomil.com Histomil Historica
214 Squadron
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 August 1942 | BF330 | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea N of Terschelling, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 14 September 1942 | R9166 | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF | 6 | Weserwehr at Bremen-Hemelingen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2018 15:03 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2019 18:53 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 25-Apr-2020 12:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2020 12:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities] |
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