ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234754
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| Date: | Friday 3 October 1941 |
| Time: | 23:52 claim |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6085 |
| MSN: | MG-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
The aircraft was returning from an operation to Brest in France when it was attacked by intruder pilot Feldwebel Alfons Köster of the 3./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-2 from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands. The Stirling plummeted to the ground after six attacks, two crew members managed to escape by parachute.
For the names of the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=N6085
Google Maps
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?20557-Newmarket-area-Stirling-losses
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2020 18:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Apr-2020 18:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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