ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281074
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| Date: | Monday 16 November 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Short Sterling I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7566 |
| MSN: | OJ-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
Take off was at 17:21, mission was mine laying in French coastal waters. Aircraft was shot down by a Bf110 night fighter from 1./NJG1 flown by Oberleutnant Reinhald Knacke and his bordfunker, Unteroffizier Heu. Only the bodies of Flight Sergeant McMullin and Sergeant Carter were recovered after later washing ashore.
Crew:
Pilot - 657215 Sgt Thomas Anderson West (RAFVR)
Navigator - 1381159 Sgt herbert Carter (RAFVR)
Bomb Aimer - R/104946 Flight Sergeant Kenneth Stewart Gunning (RCAF)
Flight Engineer - 573362 Sergeant William Ross St George Fairfield (RAFVR)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner - R/92301 Sergeant Thomas Henry Short (RCAF)
Air Gunner - 1021545 Sergeant Basil Derrik Allen (RAFVR)
Air Gunner - R/82882 Flight Sergeant Cecil Robert McMullin (RCAF)
Sources:
F/Sgt Gunning's personnel file from RCAF/DND Canada archives
F/Sgt McMullin's personnel file from RCAF/DND Canada archives
F/Sgt Short's personnel file from RCAF/DND Canada archives
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=W7566
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2718545
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1807097
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1799005
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/stirling/21502-W75661942-11-15.html
https://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/airframeprofile.php?FrameID=26931
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2022 23:43 | tachel | Added |
| 03-Aug-2022 23:46 | tachel | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2022 13:06 | tachel | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
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