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| Date: | Monday 24 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:59 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF482 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saarbrücker Straße 47-49, centre of Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Hit by Flak (probably 4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 429 (Eisb.)) over Dortmund.
Target: Dortmund
Call Sign: LS-R
Takeoff time: 23:19
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer William Quinton Johnson RCAF J/17660 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Norman Reginald Elford RAF 1336568 [PoW]
Sergeant Michael John Flaherty RAFVR 1318786 [Killed]
Sergeant Sydney Dennis Hirst RAF 656048 [PoW]
Sergeant Ralph Oakley Leonard RCAF R/130123 [PoW]
Flying Officer Henry Neelin Lyons RCAF J/13423 [Killed]
Sergeant Charles Frank Ryall RAF 658288 [PoW]
Sergeant Henry George Charles Waite RAF 577724 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF482
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2018 16:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 20:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 18-May-2024 06:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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