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| Date: | Monday 24 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:02 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF528 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wanlo/Wickrath, near Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh |
Hit by Flak.
Target: Dortmund
Call Sign: BU-L2
Takeoff time: 23:35
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Jack Kenneth Wilkins RNZAF NZ/416581 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Abraham Mason RNZAF NZ/403765 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant William Sydney Clifton-Mogg RNZAF NZ/417267 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Lionel Gerald Freeman RAFVR 1322558 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant William Alfred Leslie RAF 1699808 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Edwin Taylor Hutchinson RAF 1353578 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Bertie Anderson Kennedy RAF 1054528 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF528
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2018 16:53 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 18-May-2024 06:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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