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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:32 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6123 |
| MSN: | AA-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km West of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
| Gardening Frisian Islands |
Took off from RAF Newmarket at 20:03.
Claim by Oblt Rudolf Sigmund 10/NJG1 - Sea 20km West of Texal (Tiger): 2,000m at 22:32.
Crew
Pilot: NZ/414278 Sgt Raymond Cyril Going RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 199.
Flight Engineer: 1409013 Sgt Emrys Herbert Weaver - Runnymede Memorial Panel 169.
Navigator: NZ/41866 Plt Off Arthur Mervyn Bridgman RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 198.
Bomb Aimer: 1382215 Flt Sgt Frederick Arthur William Willis - Runnymede Memorial Panel 140.
Wireless Operator: 1071970 Sgt Kenneth Cedric Eyre - Runnymede Memorial Panel 149.
Mid Upper Gunner: 547841 Sgt Francis Barkhouse Stewart - Runnymede Memorial Panel 166.
Rear Gunner: NZ/547841 Sgt Clarence Sydney Burton RNZAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 199.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive Part One by Theo Boiten
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/stirling/24833-N61231943-03-04.html
https://75nzsquadron.wordpress.com/going-crew-13-2-43-empty/
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2018 08:17 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 13:36 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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