ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51686
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| Date: | Saturday 26 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:26 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF430 |
| MSN: | HA-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Empe, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant August Geiger of the 7./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Deelen or Twente airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:50
Crew:
Pilot S/L. D.M. Maw 70456 RAF Survived POW
Flight engineer F/Sgt. D. Holden 1480774 RAF Survived POW
Navigator F/Sgt. R. Baker 1549392 RAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer F/Sgt. J.S. Foster 1354375 RAF Survived POW
Wireless op Sgt. K.W. Durnell 1134285 RAF Survived POW
Air gunner F/Sgt. S.C. Cummins 1087881 RAF Survived POW
Air gunner F/Sgt. W.I. Thomas 1301802 RAF Survived POW
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2605&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jun-2018 11:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2018 11:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2018 15:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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