ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236260
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| Date: | Saturday 29 August 1942 |
| Time: | 03:15 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9153 |
| MSN: | LS-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mesmont, Ardennes -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:35 hrs local time for an operation to Nürnberg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Major Kurt Holler of the Stab III./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 from Laon-Athies airfield.
All seven rest in the Mesmont cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=161
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 September 1941 | N6045 | 15 Sqn RAF | 0 | field at Varsselseweg, Hengelo, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 26 July 1943 | BK805 | 15 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Osterwick, Rosendahl, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 15:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jun-2022 05:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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