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| Date: | Saturday 31 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:22 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF458 |
| MSN: | JN-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Krefeld-Uerdingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mepal |
Probably shot down by Unteroffizier Otto Steinhagen of the 5./JG Herrmann, flying a Bf 109 G-6 or an Fw 190A.
Takeoff time: 22:41
Crew:-Pilot : Pilot Officer Alfred John Thomas RAFVR 149999 [Killed] (NCO:1394123 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 September, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John William Gale RAFVR 1271102 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Hector Alastair Stewart RAF 1029882 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Frederic William Raukawa Cumpsty RNZAF NZ/413386 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Ronald Henry Boxell RAF 1331932 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Hubert O'Farrell RAFVR 1796043 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Ernest Frank Henry RCAF R/139159 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF458
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2018 20:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 30-Jul-2023 06:52 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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