ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213846
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| Date: | Saturday 31 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:35 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK775 |
| MSN: | WP-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Königshoven, Bedburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Wickham |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Takeoff time: 22:37
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Albert Richard George Small RAFVR 149316 [Killed] (NCO:1391861 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 September, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Leonard Clifton DFM RAFVR 1048381 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Alexander Millson Reid RNZAF NZ/416578 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer William Leslie Gray RAFVR 149986 [Killed] (NCO:1556205 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 September, 1943)
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Albert Baulcombe Wallis RNZAF NZ/416028 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant William Andrew Hebden RAF 632591 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Derek Henry Kealey RAFVR 1682195 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK775
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 December 1943 | EF191 | 90 Sqn RAF | 7 | meadow near Hemmet, Midtjylland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2018 21:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 19:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 30-Jul-2023 06:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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