ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210060
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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:56 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF515 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | a moor by Tågerup,West Seeland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Willi Berg of the 7./NJG 3, flying a Bf 110.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Target area: Sweet Pea (Fehmarn Belt)
Call Sign: HA-N
Takeoff time: 20:55
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Gordon Frederick Berridge RAF 47736 (NCO:591315 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 17 February, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Kenneth Frank Erne RAF 574108 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer James Mellon Traynor RAFVR 139400 (NCO:981299 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 16 March, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Thomas Charles Wheelhouse RAFVR 119901 (NCO:1380403 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 10 November, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Cyril Vincent Parsloe RAFVR 120735 (NCO:1271920 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 June, 1942) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Allan Fitzpatrick RAFVR 1499616 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Albert Bolton RAFVR 1333378 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430048.shtml
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2018 19:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Apr-2018 09:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Oct-2018 15:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2020 18:40 | Weiberg | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Apr-2024 07:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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