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| Date: | Thursday 1 October 1942 |
| Time: | 21:32 claim |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7634 |
| MSN: | LS-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea west of Sylt island (near List), Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 19:15 hrs local time for an operation against Lübeck.
The aircraft was hit by the 4./leichte Flak-Abteilung 836 and Sylt-based light and heavy Marine Flak; crashed.
Six crew members are still missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7634
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2020 10:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
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