ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206944
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:32 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6123 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
Shot down by Oblt. Rudolf Sigmund of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Target area: Dutch Frisians
Call Sign: AA-Q
Takeoff time: 20:03
Crew:
Sgt. Raymond Cyril Going, RNZAF NZ414278 – Pilot.
Sgt. Arthur Mervyn Bridgman, RNZAF NZ41866 – Navigator.
Sgt. Frederick Arthur William Willis, RAFVR 1382215 – Air Bomber.
Sgt. Kenneth Cedric Eyre, RAFVR 1071970 – Wireless Operator.
Sgt. Emrys Herbert Weaver, RAFVR 1409013 – Flight Engineer.
Sgt. Francis Barkhouse Stewart, RAFVR 547841 – Mid Upper Gunner.
Sgt. Clarence Sydney Burton, RNZAF NZ414493 – Rear Gunner.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive Part One by Theo Boiten
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/stirling/24833-N61231943-03-04.html
https://75nzsquadron.wordpress.com/going-crew-13-2-43-empty/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2018 08:17 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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