ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235918
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:59 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7533 |
| MSN: | MG-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kleinhorsten, Friedeburg, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 22:28 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by three schwere Flak-Abteilungen and crashed.
Sergeant C.P. Lund succumbed to his injuries later. Those who did not survive rest at the Sage War Cemetery.
UK National Archives has a German record relating to the recovery of three unknown crew members from this aircraft. See source 4.
Sources:
1. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
2. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7533
3. Google Maps
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C18027554
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 March 1942 | N6074 | 7 Sqn RAF | 0 | Barmouth Bay at the NE end of Cardigan Bay |  |
unk |
| Ditching | ||||||
| 28 April 1942 | N3727 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea off the island of Rømø |  |
mis |
| 25 August 1942 | W7616 | 7 Sqn RAF | 5 | Berzée, Walcourt, Namur |  |
w/o |
| 15 April 1943 | BK769 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | Lembach, Großbottwar, Baden-Württemberg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 09:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-Sep-2023 15:35 | Richard | Updated |
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