ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210015
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:08 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK807 |
| MSN: | AA:M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baltic Sea off Lolland, 4 km south of Kappel -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
Coned by searchlights for 2 minutes, hit by heavy Flak of the MAA 508.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Target area: Fehmarn Belt
Call Sign: AA-M
Takeoff time: 20:41
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Douglas Vincent Hamer RAFVR 141713 [Killed] (NCO:963403 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 April, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George Len Lennox RAFVR 950013 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Desmond Ray Ross RNZAF NZ/411451 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Ross Cameron Buckley RNZAF NZ/411206 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant William Leslie Fred Brian RNZAF NZ/411737 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Harry Pears Holme RAFVR 1301281 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Malcolm Edward John Shogren RNZAF NZ/415375 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430044.shtml
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2018 10:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation