ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239226
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:13 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF434 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | over Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire |
Flying at 15,000 feet over Mannheim at 00:13 hrs CET, the aircraft was attacked three times by Me 109s, holed in various places by cannon and machine gun fire. The attacker has been identified as 'Wilde Sau' pilot Feldwebel Ulrich Veh of the 3./JG 300 based at Bonn-Hangelar airfield, who was flying a Bf 109 G-6.
The bomber returned to England where the damage was assessed as category AC.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://ww2.dk/air/jagd/jg300.htm
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/75_wwII.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2020 19:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Aug-2020 19:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2021 11:00 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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