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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:28 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 620 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK800 |
| MSN: | QS-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hasslinghausen, Sprockhövel, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh |
Takeoff at 23:20 for an operation to Wuppertal, Germany.
Hit by heavy Flak.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Richard Patrick Reynolds RAFVR 1132708 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Douglas Cresswell RAF 572760 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer John Frederick Arthur Needham RNZAF NZ/42304 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant John Garbutt RAFVR 1081660 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Lindley RAFVR 1261280 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Patrick James Court RAFVR 1046519 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer Reginald Joseph Burke RCAF J/14554 [Killed]
All the casualties lie at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany (51.740880 / 6.082017)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK800
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2018 10:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Dec-2018 09:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Jun-2024 10:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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