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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 1944 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 161 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK238 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vemb -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford, UK |
Shot down when approaching the Danish coast by a Luftwaffe Ju88.
Six crew members became POW or evaded. One crew member, P/O Ross Ferrier Philip RAAF, 2nd Bomb Aimer died in the crash. He is buried at Gording Churchyard, Denmark.
Sources:
http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf
http://www.flensted.eu.com/1944138.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2020 06:57 | gerard57 | Added |
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