ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210186
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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
| Time: | 01:48 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF356 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ådum, southeast of Tarm, Midtjylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Günther Rogge of the 12./NJG 3, flying a Ju 88 from Grove airfield.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Target area: Sweet Pea (Fehmern belt)
Call Sign: HA-O
Takeoff time: 21:05
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Kenneth Sidney Hailey RAFVR 143386 (NCO:1386819 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 18 May, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Andrew George Surtees RAFVR 944647 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Arthur George Percival Sindrey RAFVR 1315664 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Sidney Michael Holliman RAFVR 128621 (NCO:1322810 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 October, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Ronald James Barton RAFVR 1271695 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Warrant Officer Harry Bliss RAF 650927 [PoW, died later]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James Alfred Head RAFVR 1302953 [Killed]
2 of the crew are burried at Esbjerg, Denmark.
4 of the crew are burried at Adum, Denmark.
The survivor, W/O Harry Bliss, was taken prisoner but died in captivity. He is burried at Becklingen War Cemetry, Soltau, Germany.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430052.shtml
Faldne allierde flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/202453
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2018 09:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 15:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2024 16:36 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2024 07:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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