ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244850
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| Date: | Monday 21 December 1942 |
| Time: | 23:20 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9262 |
| MSN: | MG-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near La Folie, Fraillicourt, Ardennes 08 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 17:09 hrs for a bombing operation against München in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hans-Karl Kamp of the 7./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Juvincourt airfield.
The crew attempted to evacuate the aircraft by parachute, which partially succeeded. Three ultimately managed to evade capture.
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=806
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1941 | N6035 | 7 Sqn RAF | 0 | near the Jillesweg road, Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 20 May 1942 | N3716 | 7 Sqn RAF | 0 | Langerbruggestraat, Ghent, East Flanders |  |
w/o |
| 27 July 1942 | R9328 | 7 Sqn RAF | 3 | Elbe river near Brunsbüttelkoog, Brunsbüttel (Schleswig-Holstein) |  |
w/o |
| 11 March 1943 | W7617 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | Minaucourt-le-Mesnil-lès-Hurlus, Marne département | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2020 20:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jun-2022 04:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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