ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51730
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:26 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EH889 |
| MSN: | AA-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 8 km east of Oosterland, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Heinz Vinke of the 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen or Leeuwarden airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:48
Crew:
Pilot F/Lt. T.F. McCrorie 68770 RAF Molkwerum 190 Washed up near Molkwerum 5th Jul 43
Flight engineer Sgt. E. Grainger 625045 RAF Runnymede Memorial 151
Navigator P/O. W. Stuckey Mid 51042 RAF Makkum O 31 Washed up near Ferwoude 24th Jul 43
Bomb aimer Sgt. J.L. Richards 404946 RNZAF Runnymede Memorial 199
Wo ag W/O II R.E. Todd DFM R/91742 RCAF Medemblik 249 Washed up near Medemblik 6th Jul 43
Air gunner W/O II R.D. Todd R/91741 RCAF Medemblik 250 Washed up Andijk-Oost
Air gunner Sgt. R.A. Kennedy 1003148 RAF Middenmeer 1448 Washed up near Middenmeer
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2558&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://75nzsquadron.wordpress.com/
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=eh889&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jun-2018 09:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2022 16:02 | tachel | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Jan-2022 16:02 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
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