ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51938
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1943 |
| Time: | 23:50 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF340 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km NW of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Grimm of the Stab IV./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Operation: Gardening - sea/coastal mine-laying by aircraft
Target area: Nectarine I (code name)
Call Sign: AA-Q
Takeoff time: 21:53
Crew:
Pilot P/O. R.F. Westwood 416471 RAAF Runnymede Memorial 191
Flight engineer Sgt. F.H. Bennetton 1281626 RAF Runnymede Memorial 142
Navigator P/O. R.H.W. Bentley 414580 RNzAF Runnymede Memorial 198
Bomb aimer Sgt. E.H.R. Lamb 413709 RNzAF Runnymede Memorial 199
Wireless op Sgt. W. Harkness 1127681 RAF Runnymede Memorial 152
Air gunner Sgt. J.McL. Boswell 414491 RNzAF Runnymede Memorial 199
Air gunner Sgt. G.H. Rogers 1382746 RAF Runnymede Memorial 163
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2278B&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-May-2018 09:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 02:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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