ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209661
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1943 |
| Time: | 01:58 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9261 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 500 meters northwest of Kelstrup near Slagelse, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Willi Berg of the 7./NJG 3, flying a Bf 110.
Target: Stettin
Call Sign: MG-M
Takeoff time: 21:00
Crew: -
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Charles Woodbine Parish RAFVR 81927 (NCO:740669 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 August, 1940) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Squadron Leader Wilfred Albert Blake RAF 40202 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Donald Victor Smith DFM RCAF R/70152 [Evaded]
Observer : Warrant Officer Class II James Stanley Marshall RCAF R/86762 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Elmer Robert Vance RCAF J/16604 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Louis John Krulicki RCAF R/89611 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Dennis Charles Farley RAFVR 1575746 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Jack Lees RAFVR 1004486 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430030.shtml
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2018 09:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 14:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2024 06:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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