ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237838
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| Date: | Thursday 24 September 1942 |
| Time: | 03:55 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9187 |
| MSN: | HA-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 40 km north of Norderney island, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 23:25 hrs local time for an operation to Bremen-Vegesack.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was engaged by the night fighter crew of Unteroffizier Pfeiffer & Gefreiter Knappe of the 6./NJG 2, who had taken off from Wittmund airfield at 03:15 hrs, in Bf 110 R4+FP. It was also claimed by heavy (schwere) Flak of the 8. Flak-Division.
All seven crew members are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R9187
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 May 1942 | N6070 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 7 | Goldsteinstraße, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen | |
w/o |
| 27 September 1943 | EE937 | 218 Sqn RAF | 7 | 2 km south of Eldagsen, Springe, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2020 15:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Jul-2020 15:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2021 21:01 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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