ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236181
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1942 |
| Time: | 00:10 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF336 |
| MSN: | MG-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sécheval, Ardennes -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:45 hrs local time for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot up by two night fighter pilots of the III./NJG 4 based at Juvincourt airfield: Major Kurt Holler of the Gruppenstab & Oberleutnant Hans-Karl Kamp of the 7. Staffel.
The three survivors were all taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=815
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 June 1941 | N3664 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Zeven, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 29 August 1941 | N3666 | 7 Sqn RAF | 0 | Newmarket Racecourse (RAF Newmarket), Cambridgeshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 28 March 1942 | W7501 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea N of Terschelling, Friesland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 19:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jun-2022 05:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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