ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211438
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:48 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK659 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 25 km NW of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Georg Kraft of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen airfield.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: BU-N
Takeoff time: 00:04
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Robert Albert Kerr RAAF Aus/409144 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Frank Henry Edward Pooley RAFVR 1456718 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Brian McMahon Jubb RAFVR 1315154 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Ronald Paisley RAFVR 127105 (NCO:1319782 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 November, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Ronald Sydney Blake RAFVR 1220818 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Denys Littlewood RAFVR 1670565 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Gwynn Towyn Davies RAFVR 1314365 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK659
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2018 14:17 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 16:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Mar-2024 15:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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