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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:52 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF361 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jülich-Heckfeld, south of Jülich, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
At 01:51, night fighter pilot Major Walter Ehle shot down 77 Squadron Halifax JB837. The aircraft exploded with a full bomb load with such force that the two Stirlings flying close by, 15 Squadron BF534 and 7 Squadron EF361, were both knocked down, both crashing south of Jülich. Ehle was credited for all three victories by the Luftwaffe.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: MG-B
Takeoff time: 23:57
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Joseph Francois Exavier G Berthiaume RCAF J/17079 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Eric Broadhead RAFVR 1137645 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Alwyn Brotherton RAFVR 1528408 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Walter Denham RAFVR 1129595 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II William James Hills RCAF R/107211 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Noel Lagna RAFVR 910591 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Albert Leslie Fisher RAFVR 925124 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF361
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2018 18:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-May-2018 16:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2018 14:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 19-May-2024 08:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2024 06:20 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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