ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214736
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | 03:18 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF438 |
| MSN: | OJ-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 km west of Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
Takeoff at 00:19 hrs (local time) for an operation against München-Gladbach.
Shot down by the crew of Hauptmann Hans-Dieter Frank & Feldwebel Erich Gotter of the Stab I./NJG 1, flying Heinkel He 219 V12 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF438
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF438
'The He 219' by R. Francis Ferguson page 106
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 June 1942 | W7508 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 6 | L'Écluse, Beauvechain, Walloon Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 24 July 1942 | W7580 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 7 | 'Den Hanenberg' pub at Geffen, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2018 12:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2021 18:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2021 12:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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