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| Date: | Saturday 31 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:40 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 620 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EH896 |
| MSN: | QS-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Forsten, Remscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Takeoff time: 22:36
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Phillip O'Connell RAF 656905 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Frederick Kenneth Garbutt RAF 524423 [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer Percy William Taylor RAF 130262 [PoW] (NCO:1051988 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 17 November, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Richard Simms RAF 1316117 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant William Joseph Shaw RAF 1213147 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Sidney John Penrose Lugg RAF 1354463 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Charles Sharp Doig RAF 967151 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EH896
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2018 21:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 30-Jul-2023 06:57 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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