ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236617
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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 1942 |
| Time: | 00:34 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9164 |
| MSN: | OJ-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of Tongrinne, Sombreffe, Namur. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 20:47 hrs local time for an operation against the Krupp works at Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberfeldwebel Kollak & Unteroffizier Hermann of the 7./NJG 4, who had taken off from Juvincourt airfield (France) in Bf 110 3C+AR.
The crew would not survive her tenth mission, they died south of Tongrinne (7 km SW from Gembloux) and rest at Gosselies communal cemetery: F/Sgt Maurice J. Kynaston, pilot, - Sgt Eric D. Booty, flight engineer, - Sgt W. Walker, and Sgt John A. Waterman, the observers - Sgt John Collumbell, wireless operator, - Sgt Alfred C. Rault, and Sgt Ronald A. Russell, the two air gunners.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/stirling-bij-tongrinne
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 June 1942 | N6082 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 7 | Wons - Noorderwaard; Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 9 December 1942 | W7639 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 7 | Fenhouse Farm, Brandon, Suffolk. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2020 16:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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