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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:33 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK712 |
| MSN: | HA-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wijtestraat, Aarschot, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the Stab II./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Takeoff time: 00:14
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK712
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK712
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/stirling-bk712-te-langdorp
http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/monument-bemanning-stirling-bk712-ha-d
http://www.luftwaffe.no/Table2.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2016 18:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Jan-2018 18:41 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 20-Jun-2018 12:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2018 16:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 08-Nov-2022 07:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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