ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52753
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:32 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1651 CU RAF |
| Registration: | W7442 |
| MSN: | BS-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee near Wieringen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach |
Takeoff at 23:58 hrs for the third 1000 bomber raid, this time the target being Bremen in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Lothar Linke of the 5./NJG 2 based at Leeuwarden airfield - (claim) Wadden Sea NE of Wieringen at 01:32 hrs.
Four of the crew are missing in action:
Pilot:66541 Flt Lt William Montgomery Livingston - Harlingen General Cemetery Plot E. Row 4. Grave 4.
Flight Engineer:613080 Sgt W Bennett - Runnymede Memorial Panel 78
Observer:47747 Plt Off Alexander John Kenny - Harlingen General Cemetery Plot E. Row 2. Grave 13.
Navigator:118627 Plt Off Lewis Alfred Booth - Runnymede Memorial Panel 68
Bomb Aimer:J/7541 Plt Off Francis Larry Flynn RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 100
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1111952 Sgt Raymond Coates - Harlingen General Cemetery Plot E. Row 2. Grave 12.
Air Gunner:47909 Plt Off James Graham DFM - Runnymede Memorial Panel 69
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1635&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
CWGC
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1942 | N6102 | 1651 CU RAF | 8 | North Sea 30 km NW of Terschelling, Friesland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jun-2017 12:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2018 21:59 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2018 19:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 02-May-2020 18:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2022 22:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Jun-2022 22:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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