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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | 03:33 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE903 |
| MSN: | HA-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 km south of Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Helmut Perle of the Ergänzungsstaffel/NJG 2, flying Bf 110 G-4 'R4+BA' from probably Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 00:39
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Stanley George Bennett RAFVR 1410655 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Godfrey Denis Cox RAF 578383 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Dennis George Yardley RAFVR 1578659 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer Class II Franklin Middleton RCAF R/117228 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Francis George Pryde RAFVR 1212929 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Frederick John Lucas RAFVR 1814763 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Lynch RAAF Aus/426230 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EE903
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2018 12:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 13:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Mar-2024 19:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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