ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206823
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| Date: | Sunday 28 February 1943 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9349 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Carnet, Manche, Normandie -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ridgewell |
Hit by Flak and exploded in mid-air.
Target: Saint-Nazaire
Call Sign: WP-U
Takeoff time: 18:07
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Vernon Enright Spain RNZAF NZ/413499 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John McGhie RAF 969159 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Robert George Frederick Bryant RAFVR 1334545 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Edward (Teddy) Lear RAFVR 126018 (NCO:1380262 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 September, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Vivian Steven Rooke RAFVR 1376950 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Leonard Joseph Humphrey RAFVR 1395877 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Henry Jackson RAF 1136638 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R9349
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2018 19:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 19:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Jun-2019 19:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source] |
| 28-Feb-2024 07:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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