ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51792
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | 03:04 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF571 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 25 km SW of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Kurt Holler of the Stab III./NJG 4 (detached to 1./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: LS-U
Takeoff time: 23:36
Crew:
Pilot P/O. R.E. Allen 146982 RAF Nes Ameland D-13-7 Washed up Ameland on 1 Jul 43
Flight engineer Sgt. S. Wright 1534380 RAF Runnymede Memorial 170
Navigator Sgt. A.C. Lake 1396120 RAF Runnymede Memorial 156
Bomb aimer Sgt. H.C. Relph 861885 RAF Runnymede Memorial 163
Wireless op Sgt. W.S. Champ 1294119 RAF Runnymede Memorial 145
Air gunner Sgt. L.W.J. Dawson R/147410 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 186
Air gunner Sgt. T.K. Fowler 1558029 RAF Runnymede Memorial 149
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2432&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jun-2018 19:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2018 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 11:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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