ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244715
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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1942 |
| Time: | 22:54 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK596 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | North Sea 5 km W of Castricum, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot up by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Hans-Joachim Jabs & Feldwebel Erich Weißflog of the 11./NJG 1, who had taken off from Leeuwarden at 21:15 hrs, in Bf 110 G9+CY. The attack cause the starboard inner engine to catch fire which lasted 15 minutes. The Stirling landed safely at RAF Marham at 00:25 hrs.
It already had been badly damaged by Flak over the target Fallersleben at Wolfsburg, Germany.
This machine was lost on the night of 20-21 April 1943 when it fell foul of Leutnant Viktor Sorko of the 4./NJG 5 who was also flying a Bf 110.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2020 19:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2020 19:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2021 21:03 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Jun-2022 09:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Jun-2022 22:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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