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| Date: | Sunday 4 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7621 |
| MSN: | BU-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dobersdorfer See lake, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh |
Hit by radar-directed Flak and crashed in flames into the Dobersdorfer See.
Target: Kiel
Call Sign: BU-G
Takeoff time: 20:21
Crew:
Sgt John Broderick, 1254086, Air Gunner, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, KIA 4 April 1943, Aged 22
Sgt Kenneth Reginald Burton DFM, 1385331, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, KIA 4 April 1943, Aged 20
Sgt George Henry Joseph Cash, 1334740, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, KIA 4 April 1943, Aged 21
Sgt Albert John Gordon, 1376471, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, KIA 4 April 1943, Aged 29
Sgt Edward McGloin, 1560563, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, KIA 4 April 1943, Aged 20
Sgt Harry Michael Parsons, 1332551, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, Aged 25
Sgt James Hill Strathearn, 996460, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, KIA 4 April 1943, Aged 23
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/stirling/20356-W76211943-04-05.html
http://www.214squadron.org.uk/crews_and_losses_stirling.htm
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2018 07:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 03-Nov-2019 11:14 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:22 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, ] |
| 17-May-2021 10:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
| 17-May-2021 10:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, ] |
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