Accident Short Stirling Mk III LJ442,
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Date:Friday 19 November 1943
Time:19:59 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic strl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Stirling Mk III
Owner/operator:75 (NZ) Sqn RAF
Registration: LJ442
MSN: JN-F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Soignies, Hainaut -   Belgium
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Mepal
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Otto Fries of the 5./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+EM from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.

Target: Leverkusen, Germany
Takeoff time: 17:01
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LJ442

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LJ442

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Nov-2018 09:08 TigerTimon Added
19-Nov-2018 11:27 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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