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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:27 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1651 CU RAF |
| Registration: | N6102 |
| MSN: | BS-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 30 km NW of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 23:07 hrs for an operation to Hamburg in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield.
All eight are missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=N6102
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 12:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Mar-2021 18:28 | Jinx | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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