Accident Short Stirling Mk III EH882, Wednesday 23 June 1943
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Date:Wednesday 23 June 1943
Time:01:34
Type:Silhouette image of generic strl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Stirling Mk III
Owner/operator:214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF
Registration: EH882
MSN: BU-O
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Laupendahler Landstraße, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Chedburgh
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit by heavy Flak units.

Takeoff time: 23:52
Crew: ????

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EH882

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jun-2018 11:45 TigerTimon Added
04-Oct-2018 16:30 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ]
03-Nov-2019 10:45 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator, ]

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