ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53069
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| Date: | Saturday 8 November 1941 |
| Time: | 00:50 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6091 |
| MSN: | MG-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hekelingseweg road, Spijkenisse, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, UK |
Takeoff at 17:42 hrs local time for an operation to Berlin.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by light Flak of the Flakgruppe Vlaardingen and crashed in flames.
The entire crew perished in the crash:
Sgt J.W.C.Morris RAAF KIA
Sgt M.S.Jacobs KIA
Sgt C.Walton KIA
Sgt B.Wallwork KIA
Sgt P.Johnstone KIA
Sgt E.O.Brooks KIA
Sgt G.H.Chesman KIA
RIP
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1331&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://sites.google.com/site/wo2vpr1/home/1941-11-08-stirling-i
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 March 1942 | N3709 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Terborg, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 29 June 1942 | W7539 | 7 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing N of Piriac-sur-Mer, Loire-Atlantique |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-May-2016 12:44 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 11-Apr-2020 19:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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