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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1943 |
| Time: | 00:18 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF469 |
| MSN: | BU-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fagnières southwest of Châlons-sur-Marne -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh |
| Stuttgart |
Took off from RAF Chedburgh at 20:02.
Claim by Oblt Hans Autenrieth 6/NJG4 - Fignières South West of Chalons sur Marne (9 A): 1,900m at 00:18.
Flt Sgt Tyrell was captured on 16 March 1943 at Chalons. He suffered slight burns and stated that he recieved adequate treatment.
Crew
Pilot: J/16064 Plt Off Alexander Carruthers (USA) RCAF - Chalons sur Marne East Communal Cemetery Section I Collective Grave 1591.
Flight Engineer: 629071 Sgt Edgar Louis Eaglen - Chalons sur Marne East Communal Cemetery Section I Collective Grave 1591.
Navigator: 655812 Sgt Eric Parker - Chalons sur Marne East Communal Cemetery Section I
Collective Grave 1591.
Bomb Aimer: 1201575 Sgt Percy Pugh Oakes - Chalons sur Marne East Communal Cemetery Section I Collective Grave 1591.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 798585 Flt Sgt Basil Carnell - Chalons sur Marne East Communal Cemetery Section I Collective Grave 1591.
Mid Upper Gunner: 1215579 Sgt Brian Roland Jennings - Chalons sur Marne East Communal Cemetery Section I Collective Grave 1591.
Rear Gunner: 1208901 Flt Sgt Arthur James Tyrell - PoW/Dulag Luft Frankfurt/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf/PoW Number 27746.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.214squadron.org.uk/Crews_and_losses_Stirling_m.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
PoW Questionnaire
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2018 08:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Mar-2018 08:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-Oct-2018 16:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 03-Nov-2019 11:13 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 11-Mar-2024 07:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Sep-2025 06:11 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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