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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 1944 |
| Time: | 23:38 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EH942 |
| MSN: | HA-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Vivières in Aisne (02) - Hautefontaine in Oise (60) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woolfox Lodge, Rutland |
Takeoff at 22:03 hrs for an operation to Laon in Aisne.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Otto Fries of the Stab II./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Saint-Dizier airfield in Haute-Marne. The five survivors all managed to evade capture.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Cecil Wardman Poulter MiD RAF 39755 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Henry Bossick RAF 1803126 [Evaded]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant H D Thomas RAF 21187 [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer Class II Archie J McPhee RCAF 130527 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 10 November, 1942) [Evaded]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Harry Hamilton Jack Fisher RAF 169870 (NCO:1071993 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 February, 1944) [Evaded]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Frederick Walter Lambert RAFVR 1387055 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant L N Clay RAF 1575438 [Evaded]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=792
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2020 13:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Mar-2021 21:04 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 22-Apr-2024 06:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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