ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207138
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| Date: | Monday 8 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:45 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9270 |
| MSN: | MG-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Les Souhesmes-Rampont, Meuse département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Shot down by Oblt. Hans Autenrieth of the 6./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Saint-Dizier airfield.
Target: Nürnberg
Call Sign: MG-Q
Takeoff time: 19:08
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant John Patrick Trench DSO RAFVR 68742 (NCO:905027 : Commission Gazetted Friday 11 July, 1941) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Frank William Richard Cole DFM RAF 616283 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Crofton Lustleigh Selman DFC RAFVR 109922 (NCO:1164677 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 January, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Lee Gordon Gosper DFC RAAF Aus/402985 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Henry Harwood DFM RAFVR 142910 (NCO:1355063 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 May, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant William Peel Hudson DFM RAFVR 1378108 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Eric Thomas Beney RAFVR 1277051 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/trench-john.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2018 08:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 14:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 17-May-2021 09:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Source] |
| 08-Mar-2024 08:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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