ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209274
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 1943 |
| Time: | 01:59 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9278 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Souplet-sur-Py, near Sommepy-Tahure, Marne -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Kurt Fladrich of the 9./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield.
Target: Stuttgart
Call Sign: MG-E
Takeoff time: 21:08
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer James Thomas Reekie Taylor DFC RAFVR 143232 (NCO:748241 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 18 May, 1943) [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Alexander Herbert Smith RAF 1150890 [PoW]
Navigator : Squadron Leader Ronald Henry Lunney RAF 109920 (NCO:931325 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 January, 1942) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer David Ness RAF 1348526 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Thomas Morley RAF 940254 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Fredric George Arthur Weight DFC RAF 914890 (Officer:196322 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 May, 1945) [Evaded]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant D K Nolan RCAF 82650 [Evaded]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=116
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2018 16:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Apr-2018 16:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 14:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2022 05:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Mar-2024 15:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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