ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236207
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1942 |
| Time: | 00:41 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF335 |
| MSN: | MG-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:19 hrs local time for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Between 00:10 and 00:15 hrs (CET), the aircraft was seriously shot up by a night fighter ('Bf 110') in the Namur and Charleroi area (Belgium); crashed at 00:41 hrs, whilst trying to make an emergency-landing at RAF Abingdon. No serious injuries were then reported.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF335
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2020 09:07 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-May-2020 09:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-May-2020 09:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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