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| Date: | Saturday 28 August 1943 |
| Time: | 02:08 claim |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EH985 |
| MSN: | LS-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hesselberg, Heßdorf, Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 21:31 hrs local time for an operation against Nürnberg.
The aircraft was shot down by Oberleutnant Manfred Tischtau of the Stab I./NJG 5, flying a Bf 110 G-4.
Of the crew, four survived and three died in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.infranken.de/regional/erlangenhoechstadt/Vier-Soldaten-haben-ueberlebt;art215,509672
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=%09EH985&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2014 18:23 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-May-2021 14:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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