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| Date: | Sunday 29 March 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7507 |
| MSN: | HA-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Marham, near Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Attacked and damaged by Lt Leopold Fellerer 5./NJG2 - North Sea 20km SW Helgoland: 3,400m at 01:06. Upon return to base the aircraft was written off due to severe battle damage.
Crew
Flt Lt A G L Humphreys (a New Zealander) - Awarded am immediate DFC
Sgt Yates
Sgt J N T Taylor
Plt Off E R Barnfather
Sgt K Wheeler - Awarded an immediate DFM.
Sgt G Toynbee-Clarke
Sgt Stronnell - Sustained a painful knee injury.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942.
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7507
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2017 21:55 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 15-Jan-2018 18:01 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Apr-2020 13:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Registration, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, ] |
| 11-Mar-2022 18:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2023 20:35 | Nepa | Updated |
| 25-Sep-2025 09:58 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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