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| Date: | Tuesday 9 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:13 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9149 |
| MSN: | MG-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Élan, Flize, Ardennes 08 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Shot down by Lt. Helmut Bergmann of the Stab III/NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield.
Target: München
Call Sign: MG-B
Takeoff time: 20:04
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Frank Morton Tomlinson RCAF J/16659 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant L Marsh RAF 968674 [Evaded]
Navigator : Sergeant D M Cox RCAF 104339 [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant G R Howard RAF 655165 [Evaded]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant C Davies RAF [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant James Jennings RAF 976466 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class I Vincent Albert Fox RCAF R/126002 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 August, 1942) [PoW, died later]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=4187
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2018 18:39 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 14:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 17-May-2021 09:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, ] |
| 30-Jun-2022 04:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 09-Mar-2024 13:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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