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| Date: | Wednesday 18 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:42 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 620 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF457 |
| MSN: | QS-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kölpinsee, Loddin, Usedom, Pommern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh |
Hit by two Luftwaffe aircraft:
- a single-engined fighter, flown by Leutnant Walter Harjes of the 1./JG Herrmann.
- and a twin-engined fighter, flown by Leutnant Helmut Perle of the Ergänzungsstaffel/NJG 2, flying from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 20:56
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF457
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF457
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2018 18:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 04-Jul-2022 15:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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