ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211664
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| Date: | Sunday 30 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:28 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EH881 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eilendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Johannes Hager of the 4./NJG 1, flying Do 217 N-1 G9+FM from St Trond airfield, Belgium. Unteroffizier Fritz J. Leda, the Bordfunker of Leutnant Hager, was mortally injured by return fire from the Stirling.
Also claimed by Flak of the 1./schwere Flak-Abteilung 514.
Target: Barmen-Wuppertal
Call Sign: AA-Z
Takeoff time: 23:40
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EH881
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EH881
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2018 18:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-May-2018 18:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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