ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215512
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:35 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF566 |
| MSN: | WP-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gestorf, Springe, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wrattling Common |
Coned by a searchlight, shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann August Geiger of the 7./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 18:52
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF566
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF566
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 February 1943 | R9276 | 90 Sqn RAF | 8 | North Sea 40 km N of N end Texel, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 29 April 1943 | BF346 | 90 Sqn RAF | 7 | Langelandsbælt near Korsør, Sjælland |  |
w/o |
| 25 June 1943 | BK628 | 90 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 25 km west of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2018 07:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 19:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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