ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51693
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| Date: | Saturday 26 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:23 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK767 |
| MSN: | BU-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Veldweg and Huisstededijk, Aalten, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Meister of the Stab I./NJG 4 (detached to 1./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:48
Crew:
Pilot P/O. B.H. Church 148123 RAF Aalten 591 1
Flight engineer Sgt. W.H. Thompson 1476771 RAF Aalten 589 1
Navigator F/Sgt. E.G. Taylor 1600154 RAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer F/O. J.F. Tritton 133803 RAF Aalten 590 2
Wireless op F/Lt. K.A. Neilson 411092 RNzAF Survived POW
Air gunner Sgt. W.T. Davis 1384993 RAF Aalten 590 1
Air gunner Sgt. F. Mills 1048627 RAF Aalten 589 2
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2604
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Apr-2015 17:44 | w.bleumink | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2018 10:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2018 10:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Oct-2018 16:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2019 10:46 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2023 12:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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