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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1943 |
| Time: | 00:20 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE894 |
| MSN: | OJ-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 500 metres northwest of Kückenmühle, Ronnenberg, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
This aircraft was coned by searchlights and shot down by Leutnant Ernst of the 9./NJG 1, pilot of Bf 110 G-4 G9+FT. The Messerschmitt was hit by return fire and crashed 20 km northeast of Hannover.
Takeoff time: 20:35
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Arthur Ernest May RAFVR 656422 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William A Long RAF 752386 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Jack Allen Hobbs RAFVR 1600365 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Herbert John French RAFVR 1337669 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Frederick William Robert Day RAFVR 1333356 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Thomas James Lucy RAFVR 1812408 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Richard Albert Freeman RAFVR 1389597 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://aircrewremembered.com/may-arthur.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 19:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 20:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 27-Mar-2024 18:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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