ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209057
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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:35 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF456 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Steeg, south of Bacharach, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz-Martin Hadeball of the 12./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
Target: Frankfurt
Call Sign: AA-J
Takeoff time: 00:06
Crew:-
Pilot : Sgt John Webb RAF 657412 [Killed]
F/E : Sgt James Robertson Inglis RAFVR 979322 [Killed]
Nav : Sgt Daniel Thomas Anthony RAFVR 1315996 [Killed]
Nav : Sgt Daniel Vernon Jones RAFVR 1337506 [Killed]
W/Op/AG : Sgt Richard William Lowther RAFVR 1380534 [Killed]
M/U : Sgt Leonard Roy Cunningham RAF 643601 [Killed]
R/G : Sgt Edward John Letherbarrow RAFVR 1315524 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://whittet.co.nz/WhittetWebbTree/media/death%20John%20Webb%20-%20Stirling%2075(nz)squadron.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2018 08:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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