ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236135
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| Date: | Thursday 20 August 1942 |
| Time: | 23:56 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7615 |
| MSN: | HA-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baltic south of the island of Ærø -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 20:25 hrs local time for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation to 'Forgetmenot' (Kiel harbour in Germany).
The aircraft was coned by the 7. Scheinwerfer battery of the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 211, hit by Flak of aforementioned unit and by 2 cm Flak of Sperrwachschiff Res. Jade.
Four of the crew are still missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194250.shtml
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1942 | BF309 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 3 | near the Wesselburener Loch off Dithmarschen; Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
| 22 April 1944 | EH942 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 2 | between Vivières in Aisne (02) - Hautefontaine in Oise (60) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 11:04 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-May-2020 11:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2021 20:57 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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