ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264582
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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 01:40 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EH944 |
| MSN: | WP-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wratting Common, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 18:45 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover in Germany.
Attacked by night fighter 20 miles south of target after bombing (at 22:42 CET from 14,000 ft), rear gunner killed and control temporarily lost during combat, two of crew baled out*, remaining four all wounded, crash-landed 01:40 hrs at Lakenheath.
* 1231049 Sgt (Air Bomber) J. W. Purcell - POW - Camp No.357, POW No.652. 1312886 Sgt (W./Op.) G. E Davies - + 25/09/1943
The Stirling had been attacked by Hauptmann Paul Szameitat of the 5./NJG 3 based at Schleswig airfield, who was flying a Junkers Ju 88.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=EH944
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG3.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2021 18:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
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