ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236314
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| Date: | 02-SEP-1942 |
| Time: | 04:13 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron Royal Air Force (218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | N3714 |
| MSN: | HA-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sterrebeek, Zaventem, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 23:46 hrs local time for an operation to Saarbrücken in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Ehle & Oberfeldwebel Leidenbach of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying Lichtenstein-equipped Bf 110 F-4 G9+BC from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Those who did not survive rest in the Nossegem communal cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=N3714
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2020 18:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Mar-2021 20:58 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Nov-2022 01:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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