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| Date: | Monday 8 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:35 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF437 |
| MSN: | AA-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Huttenheim, Philippsburg, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
| Nurnberg |
Took off from RAF Newmarket at 19:42.
Claim by Ofw Wilhelm Engel 10/NJG4 - Phillipsburg/Huttenheim (Maulwurf): 3,300m at 22:35.
Crashed Huttenheim, Phillipsburg, Baden-Württemberg
Sgt Davey RNZAF and Sgt Brodie were initially buried in Mannheim Cemetery. Reinterred 14 October 1947.
Crew
Pilot: NZ/413937 Sgt Charles Raglan Davey RNZAF - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 2 Row G Grave 11.
Flight Engineer: 528778 Sgt Arthur Edgar Howlett - Runnymede Memorial Panel 154.
Navigator: R/84152 WOII Anthony Arien RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 179.
Bomb Aimer: 149883 Plt Off Ian James Duncan Brodie - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 2 Row G Grave 12.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1313099 Sgt Leighton Mansel Stone - Runnymede Memorial Panel 166.
Mid Upper Gunner: 632983 Sgt Andrew James Feenan - Runnymede Memorial Panel 149.
Rear Gunner: 1450019 Sgt Alfred Bertram Tarrant - Runnymede Memorial Panel 166.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF437&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/short-stirling-s29-1942-to-1943-75-nz-sqn-part-1
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2018 09:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 17-May-2021 09:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, ] |
| 17-May-2021 09:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 08-Mar-2024 08:10 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jul-2025 14:37 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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