ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220211
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| Date: | Thursday 8 April 1943 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 332 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BS407 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of Dieppe, Seine-Inferieure (now Seine-Maritime) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
In the afternoon of 8 April 1943 the North Weald Wing flew a Rodeo (fighter sweep) over France. According to a German report it was seen headed across the Somme Estuary at high altitude. Fighters of JG 26 had scrambled earlier (at 1816 hrs) from Vitry airfield led by Oblt Otto Stammberger, the Staffelkapitän of 6./JG 26, and headed west. The Germans managed to bounce the surprised Norwegians at 9400 m over Dieppe. Stammberger outturned his target and hit it in the wings with a high deflection shot, claiming it shot down as his 6th victory at 1855 hrs south of Dieppe. The Spitfire IX BS407 of 332 (Norwegian) Sqn RAF burst into flames and spun out, crashing near Dieppe. Its pilot, Ltn Thorstein Strand, survived and was captured. He suffered heavy burns to the face and lost an eye, and was later liberated due to its wounds in a prisoner exchange. There were no other loss in this battle.
Sources:
http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/casuality_register-norway-1941-1945.pdf
http://www.cieldegloire.com/002n_stand_t.php
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=5730
http://www.spitfire.ukf.net/p031.htm
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/stammberger.html
http://www.maplandia.com/france/haute-normandie/seine-maritime/dieppe/dieppe/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2018 00:44 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 07-Feb-2020 10:49 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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