ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220023
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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1943 |
| Time: | 03:02 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK628 |
| MSN: | WP-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 25 km west of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Wickham |
Takeoff at 23:10 for an operation to Wuppertal, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Strüning of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK628
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK628
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 |
| 22 September 1943 | BF566 | 90 Sqn RAF | 7 | Gestorf, Springe, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2018 12:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-Dec-2018 21:02 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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