ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203577
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DJ977 |
| MSN: | HA-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham |
Operation - Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Lost without a trace. Possibly, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Heinz Strüning of the 7./NJG 2, who claimed a Stirling shot down at 03:15 hrs, at an unknown location.
Pilot:1182229 Flt Sgt Stanley Alfred Coggin - Runnymede Memorial Panel 73.
Pilot:655328 Sgt Robert Peter Melton Parker - Runnymede Memorial Panel 91.
Air Gunner:653773 Sgt John Henry Stephenson - Runnymede Memorial Panel 94.
Observer:755983 Sgt Peter Hallam Ward - Runnymede Memorial Panel 96.
Observer:535943 Flt Sgt Hugh Arthur Worthington - Runnymede Memorial Panel 77.
Wireless Operator:964668 Sgt Thomas McDonagh - Runnymede Memorial Panel 88.
Air Gunner:905933 Flt Sgt William Heriot Goodrum - Runnymede Memorial Panel 74.
Air Gunner:1375359 Flt Sgt Frederick Nelson Hanish -Runnymede Memorial Panel 74.
Sources:
Roll of Honour 218(Gold Coast) Sqdn RAF
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 April 1942 | W7473 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 7 | Ingrams Field Clenchwarton Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
| 28 August 1942 | BF315 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 5 | Eimeren, Elst, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2017 23:49 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 15-Jan-2018 18:30 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 14:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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