ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234850
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| Date: | Monday 13 October 1941 |
| Time: | 04:05 |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7312 |
| MSN: | EM-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Horendonk, Essen, Antwerp. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Target - Hüls, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Paul Gildner of the 4./NJG 1, who had taken off from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands, in Do 215 B-5 G9+MM.
Crew:
The six killed (P/O Brian Bowes-Cavanagh, pilot, - Sgt Robert S. Stuart, second pilot, - wop/air gunners Sgt Andrew Carter, and Sgt George Spindler, and gunners Sgt John W. Leason, and Sgt Ian Passy.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/manchester-l7312-bij-essen-horendonk
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2020 17:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 01:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Aug-2022 22:18 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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