ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213838
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| Date: | Saturday 31 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:29 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF428 |
| MSN: | LS-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kleinenbroich, Korschenbroich, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Probably shot down by a Wild Boar fighter (Bf 109 G-6 or Fw 190A) flown by Feldwebel Willi Rullkötter of the 2./JG Herrmann.
Takeoff time: 22:46
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF428
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF428
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 1941 | N3659 | 15 Sqn RAF | 5 | Berxen, Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 23 June 1943 | EF348 | 15 Sqn RAF | 2 | Kessenich, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2018 20:12 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jul-2018 20:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2018 20:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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