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| Date: | Saturday 19 September 1942 |
| Time: | 01:00 claim |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3759 |
| MSN: | LS-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Kattegat area -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:00 hrs local time for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation to the Kattegat.
The aircraft was hit by Marine Flak and by light Flak; crashed into the Kattegat area.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer James Edward Land RCAF J/85241 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robert Frederick Lowrie RAF 575843 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant George Hayes RAFVR 1377993 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant William Douglas Probert RCAF R/74972 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Frank Edward Davidson RCAF R/62936 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Gordon Frederick Eldridge RAFVR 911677 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Charles Robert Bee RCAF R/98141 [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/land-james-edward.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2020 17:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-May-2025 06:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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