ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236199
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1942 |
| Time: | 02:25 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7616 |
| MSN: | MG-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berzée, Walcourt, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:42 hrs local time for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Kurt Martinek of the 9./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield in France.
There were five fatalities: WW II William N. Shumski RCAF (pilot), P/O Joseph Antoine (navigator), Sgt James S. Spark (nose turret gunner, 20 y.), Sgt Charles G. Dearlove (wireless operator) and F/Sgt Arthur O. Graham (mid-upper gunner).
The two others had more luck : Sgt P.D. Kinsella, the flight engineer and F/Sgt Edward A. Walker, the tail gunner, were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/stirling-bij-berz%C3%A9e
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7616
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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 |
| 29 July 1942 | W7533 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Kleinhorsten, Friedeburg, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 15 April 1943 | BK769 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | Lembach, Großbottwar, Baden-Württemberg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2020 08:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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