ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211582
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| Date: | Friday 28 May 1943 |
| Time: | 00:58 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF405 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 70 km N of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Karl-Georg Pfeiffer of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Leeuwarden airfield. The Stirling was on a Gardening (mine-laying) operation.
Call Sign: HA-U
Takeoff time: 22:52
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF405
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF405
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2018 19:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-May-2018 19:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2018 15:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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