ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52737
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:35 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3706 |
| MSN: | MG-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 35 km NW Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 23:50 hrs for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was attacked by night fighter pilot Leutnant Günther Löwa of the 5./NJG 2 - (claim) Sea 35km NW Vlieland at 02:33 hrs. Following the interception, the Messerschmitt of Löwa was reported missing in action.
According to the pilot, the Stirling was hit by Flak over the target, then attacked by a night fighter and finally fired upon by three ships before it crashed into the sea. Flak gunners of Hafenschützboot HS 641 (a Kriegsmarine auxiliary vessel) submitted a claim for the destruction of N3706 at 02:35 hrs.
Crew:
Pilot:R/83874 Flt Sgt M G Bailey RCAF PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 24941.
Co-Pilot:66545 Plt Off Brian Alfred Carter Richards - Uithuizermeeden General Cemetery Row 16. Grave 26.
Flight Engineer:570332 Sgt Ronald Hugh Kelly - Runnymede Memorial Panel 87
Navigator:NZ/404543 Flt Sgt Hugh Arthur Thomas Watson RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 117
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1153377 Sgt Albert Joseph Hamlyn - Oldebroek General Cemetery Grave 40.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1310465 Sgt Sydney Arthur Morison - Sage War Cemetery 7. E. 3.
Air Gunner:1388110 Sgt D A W Peachey PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 24943.
Air Gunner:1380357 Sgt L J Keatley PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 24940.
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1661
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 May 1942 | W7520 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | Dorpsstraat, Brustem, Sint-Truiden, Limburg |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Jun-2017 11:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2017 12:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2018 16:03 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 17:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-May-2020 09:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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