ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264518
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| Date: | Thursday 16 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF569 |
| MSN: | LS-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vaux, near Canal du Berry, Allier 03 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 20:39 hrs (15th September, local time) for an operation against the Dunlop rubber factory at Montluçon, Allier département.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed in flames. There were no survivors among the crew, who are all buried in Choloy War Cemetery.
Sources:
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3497
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 December 1942 | W7635 | 15 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea west of Rømø island |  |
w/o |
| 22 June 1943 | BK815 | 15 Sqn RAF | 7 | Brielstraat, Beveren, East Flanders |  |
w/o |
| 4 July 1943 | BF579 | 15 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 30 km NW of Terschelling, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 23 September 1943 | EH941 | 15 Sqn RAF | 6 | Buchweg road at Haßloch, Rheinland-Pfalz |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2021 15:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2022 09:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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