Accident Short Stirling Mk III EE875,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51732
 
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Date:Wednesday 23 June 1943
Time:02:29
Type:Silhouette image of generic strl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Stirling Mk III
Owner/operator:620 Sqn RAF
Registration: EE875
MSN: QS-A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea 20 km W of Walcheren, Zeeland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Chedburgh
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Viktor Sorko of the 4./NJG 3 (detached to 1./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.

Takeoff time: 23:35
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. T. Nicholson 658284 RAF Runnymede Memorial 160
Flight engineer Sgt. R.O. Jasper 1316326 RAF Runnymede Memorial 155
Navigator Sgt. K.W. Read 1394386 RAF Runnymede Memorial 162
Bomb aimer F/O. W.H. Boundy 134161 RAF Runnymede Memorial 123
Wo ag Sgt. A.A.T. Woodard 1384980 RAF Runnymede Memorial 170
Air gunner Sgt. H.J. Wells 1304641 RAF Bergen op Zoom 28 A 9 Washed up near Petten pole 19.2 at 8th Jul 43
Air gunner Sgt. R. Jackson 109856 RAF Runnymede Memorial 154

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2560&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
26 July 1943 BF511 620 Sqn RAF 1 Kootwijk near Apeldoorn, Gelderland w/o
18 August 1943 EF457 620 Sqn RAF 3 Kölpinsee, Loddin, Usedom, Pommern w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
23-Jun-2018 10:03 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Oct-2018 18:22 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]
23-Jun-2022 07:21 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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