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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:03 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7515 |
| MSN: | LS-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea east of Helgoland island -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton |
Takeoff at 22:55 hrs for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation in the Frisian islands area.
The aircraft was shot down by Feldwebel Hans Berschwinger of the 4./NJG 2, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 in GCI-box Hummer.
Crew:-
61287 Fg Off Francis Kingsley Doyle - Runnymede Memorial Panel 66 (NCO:912119 Commission Gazetted : Friday 21 March, 1941)
1381416 Sgt William George Bond - Runnymede Memorial Panel 78.
535527 Sgt Frederick Arthur Morris - Runnymede Memorial Panel 90.
J/3762 Fg Off Frederick James Kennedy RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 99.
1073860 Sgt Ernest William McSparron - Runnymede Memorial Panel 89.
1263238 Sgt Thomas Walter Soper - Runnymede Memorial Panel 94.
977761 Sgt Harry Doughty - Runnymede Memorial Panel 82.
1305524 Sgt William Edmund Chambers - Runnymede Memorial Panel 79.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7515&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
CWGC
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2017 17:38 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 20:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 24-May-2021 12:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jul-2024 06:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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