ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217874
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:18 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK694 |
| MSN: | LS-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vossemeren, Lommel, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Werner Hoffmann of the 4./NJG 5 (detached to Stab II./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Target: Köln, Germany
Takeoff time: 23:50
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK694
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK694
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/stirling-te-lommel
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 1942 | W7523 | 15 Sqn RAF | 8 | NE of Gravely |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2018 18:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 19:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2023 18:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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