ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203511
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| Date: | Monday 18 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:57 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9320 |
| MSN: | OJ-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baltic Sea to the south of Lolland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
| operation - Gardening Daffodils (southern entrance to The Sound) |
Hit by flak from Wache Rødby, Kappel and S-Hafen Rødby. Crashed into the Baltic Sea to the south of Lolland. Those who survived were rescued by local fishing boat
Crew
Pilot: 1250028 Flt Sgt G H R Woodhouse PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 107
2nd Pilot: 1377901 Sgt G D Anderson PoW camps L1 Barth / L6 Heydekrug / 357 Thorn / Fallingbostel. PoW Number 790
Flight Engineer: 573786 Sgt Gordon James Victor Lock - Runnymede Memorial Panel 88.
Observer:1164642 Sgt R J Nason PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 78.
Wireless Operator:924069 Sgt R H P Waite PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. PoW Number 101.
Air Gunner: Sgt G Grant PoW camps L3 Sagan / L6 Heydekrug / 357 Thorn / Fallingbostel. PoW Number 52.
Air Gunner:968034 Flt Sgt James Michael Wootton - Runnymede Memorial Panel 77.
Sources:
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=http://www.airmen.dk/p082.htm&prev=search
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194226.shtml
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
Bomber Command Losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 April 1942 | N3719 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Lakenheath |  |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2017 18:44 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 11-May-2022 19:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport] |
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