ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265196
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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:30 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | EF515 |
| MSN: | AA-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of Haverbeck, Hameln, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 19:42 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by Unteroffizier Emil Heinzelmann of the 8./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield (the Netherlands).
Note: coned by searchlight(s).
Sergeant A.R. Bangs did not survive, he rests in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF515&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1943 | EH938 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 6 | near Lommel, Limburg |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2021 19:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Jul-2021 19:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2022 17:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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