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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | 03:45 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EH938 |
| MSN: | AA-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lommel, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mepal |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz Strüning of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 00:19
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EH938
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EH938
' He 219' by R. Francis Ferguson
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2018 13:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jun-2021 12:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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