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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:47 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9328 |
| MSN: | MG-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Elbe river near Brunsbüttelkoog, Brunsbüttel (Schleswig-Holstein) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 22:50 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
The aircraft was caught in the combined fire from a schwere Flak-Abteilung and two Marine-Flak-Abteilungen. Three crew members are missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant John Norman Harris RAF 39661 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 May, 1937) [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Alun John Roberts RAF 533044 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant William Charles Percival Harfoot RAFVR 1067790 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Douglas Percy Leigo RAAF Aus/401069 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Robert Charles Stewart-Moore RAAF Aus/405426 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Ernest Edward Blythe RAF 934081 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James Humphrey Caldwell RAAF Aus/407637 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R9328
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2020 18:03 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-May-2024 18:10 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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