ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52815
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| Date: | Sunday 7 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:47 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3761 |
| MSN: | BU-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea W of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall |
Operation - Emden, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld of the 5./NJG 2 - (claim) North Sea West of Terschelling at 01:47.
There were no survivors:
Pilot:40866 Flt Lt Reginald William Arthur Turtle DFC - Schiermoonikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery Grave 69 (Washed up Schiermonnikoog on 20th June 1942)
Flight Engineer:573717 Sgt Allan Randall Scott - Vlieland General Cemetery Grave 51. (Washed up Vlieland on 12th July 1942)
Observer:108005 Plt Off Leonard Treppass - Vlieland General Cemetery Grave 50. (Washed up Vlieland on 12th July 1942)
Navigator:116554 Flt Lt Norman Harrison - Runnymede Memorial Panel 65
Bomb Aimer:755880 Flt Sgt Wilfred Barham - Terschelling (West Terschelling) General Cemetery Grave 42. (Washed up Terschelling on 10th June 1942)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:115722 Plt Off John Barry Holdsworth - Runnymede Memorial Panel 70
Air Gunner:J/7197 Plt Off Barry Phillip Cardinal - Terschelling (West Terschelling) General Cemetery Grave 41. (Washed up Terschelling on 10th June 1942)
Air Gunner:J/15139 Plt Off Edward Michael Marks RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 101
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1586
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Bomber Command Losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1942 | W7534 | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF | 8 | near Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 28 September 1943 | EF402 | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF | 0 | field near Galtho Hede, Ølgod, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jun-2017 18:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2018 20:34 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2018 20:34 | Red Dragon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2020 12:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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