ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216090
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| Date: | Saturday 9 October 1943 |
| Time: | 01:42 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK687 |
| MSN: | HA-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ebersdorf, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Hans-Heinz Augenstein of the 9./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110G from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 23:15
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK687
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK687
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1942 | W7503 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 7 | near the Oude Zeug nature reserve, Wieringerwerf; Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 24 August 1942 | W7562 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 8 | between Thynes (Dinant) - Sovet (Ciney), Namur |  |
w/o |
| 17 December 1942 | BF403 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 7 | Marsdiep off Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2018 20:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Oct-2018 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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