ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237100
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| Date: | Saturday 19 September 1942 |
| Time: | 01:00 claim |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3759 |
| MSN: | LS-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Kattegat area -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:00 hrs local time for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation to the Kattegat.
The aircraft was hit by Marine Flak and by light Flak; crashed into the Kattegat area. The seven crew are all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/land-james-edward.html
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 May 1942 | W7515 | 15 Sqn RAF | 8 | North Sea east of Helgoland island |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2020 17:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
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