ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51685
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| Date: | Saturday 26 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:17 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EH898 |
| MSN: | HA-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zegendijk, Zieuwent, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market |
Takeoff at 23:45 for an operation to Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Shot down by Oberleutnant Husemann & Feldwebel Seufert of Stab/NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Deelen airfield.
Crew:
Pilot P/O. E.C. Hughes 146707 RAF Lichtenvoorde 17
Flight engineer Sgt. D. O'Sullivan 624385 RAF Lichtenvoorde 7
Navigator P/O. A.E. Boulton 391573 RNzAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer Sgt. G.R. Jacques 1575014 RAF Lichtenvoorde 9
Wireless op Sgt. B.A.W. Jennings 1332167 RAF Lichtenvoorde 8
Air gunner Sgt. H.S. Pagett 1809479 RAF Lichtenvoorde 18
Air gunner Sgt. E. Towe 553608 RAF Lichtenvoorde 16
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2606
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 May 1942 | N6071 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 1 | near Lyne, Tarm, Midtjylland |  |
w/o |
| 28 August 1942 | R9160 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 8 | North Sea 30 km SW of Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 22 June 1943 | BK712 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 8 | Wijtestraat, Aarschot, Flemish Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 22 June 1943 | BK722 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 3 | along Chijnsgoed road, Sterksel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 11 August 1943 | EE885 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 1 | Offenhausen, Bayern |  |
w/o |
| 23 September 1943 | EJ104 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 6 | the Bauwaldthal at Kirchheimbolanden; Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jun-2018 10:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2018 11:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2018 15:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2018 19:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2023 12:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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