ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238145
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| Date: | Friday 2 October 1942 |
| Time: | 01:22 claim |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7613 |
| MSN: | HA-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea west of Skallingen, Blåvand, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 19:48 hrs local time for an operation against Lübeck in Germany.
On its way back to base W7613 was attacked by night fighter pilot Major Günther Radusch of the Stab II./NJG 3 based at Schleswig airfield in Germany.
Pilot F/Lt Johannes C.F. Du Toit and Pilot Wing Cdr. Montagu F. B. Read were both found drifted ashore near Hvidding on 17/10 and laid to rest in Fovrfelt cemetery in Esbjerg on 20/10. Air Gnr. Sgt Alan I. Parkinson RNZAF was found on the beach of Vejers, and laid to rest in Gravlunden (Fovrfelt cemetery, Esbjerg) on 30/10 1942.
Read originated from Canada and Du Toit from South Africa.
FLt Engr. Sgt John W. Dawson, Navigator F/O John R. Drake, Air Bomber Sgt Kenneth J. Cooper, W/Op Sgt James Speed and Air Gnr. F/S Joseph D.R. Menard RCAF have no known graves and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194265.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Faldne Allierede Flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1942 | W7502 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 6 | 400 metres southeast of Huppenbroich, Simmerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 25 June 1943 | BF501 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 8 | Kaggevinne, Flemish Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2020 10:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Mar-2021 21:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2024 17:50 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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