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| Date: | Thursday 30 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF320 |
| MSN: | OJ-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rodenhof, Saarbrücken, Saarland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk |
Operation - Saarbrücken.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed. All eight crew members rest at the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant George Keith Sutherland RCAF R/81424 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Eric John Buckton RAF 534220 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Thomas Mickle Fraser Hulse RAF 46896 [Killed] (NCO:655289 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 09 December, 1941)
Observer : Flight Sergeant William Vincent Pickering RCAF R/66308 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Richard Bigland Kendall RAFVR 1060925 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Cecil Robert Spratt RCAF R/59112 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Ronald George Peter Capham RAFVR 1377727 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Gordon Martins RAFVR 1269417 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF320
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 18:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 29-Jul-2023 06:33 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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