ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244419
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 October 1942 |
| Time: | 23:08 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK599 |
| MSN: | BU-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Felde, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 18:45 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Kiel.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Karl Fleischmann of the 6./NJG 3, who had taken off from Schleswig airfield.
Those who did not survive rest in the Kiel War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK599&o=Aircraft&d=asc
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 September 1943 | EF393 | 214 Sqn RAF | 5 | Otternhagen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Niedersachsen | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2020 08:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Mar-2021 16:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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