ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218754
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 December 1943 |
| Time: | 17:54 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF191 |
| MSN: | WP-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | meadow near Hemmet, Midtjylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wratting Common |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Gerhard Raht of the 4./NJG 3, flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Westerland/Sylt airfield, Germany.
The aircraft was on a Gardening (mine-laying) operation to the east coast of Denmark.
Takeoff time: 15:13
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF191
The crew is burried at Esbjerg, Denmark.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF191
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430118.shtml
Faldne allierde flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 1943 | BK775 | 90 Sqn RAF | 7 | Königshoven, Bedburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2018 16:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Dec-2018 20:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2024 17:24 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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