ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244673
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 December 1942 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9253 |
| MSN: | OJ-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Warnemünde, Rostock, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 16:35 hrs for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation.
The aircraft was hit by light Flak of the 1.-3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 770 and crashed.
Seven crew members are still missing in action. Sergeant D.P. McAleese is buried at Hamburg.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R9253
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 1942 | N6084 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 7 | Gelsenkirchen-Hassel, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 29 June 1943 | BF483 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 25 km west of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2020 18:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Jul-2022 05:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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