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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1942 |
| Time: | 20:01 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3764 |
| MSN: | MG-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hamburg-Groß Flottbek -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 17:14 hrs for a bombing operation against Hamburg.
Over the target, the aircraft was hit by the 1.-4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 613 and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Peter Heywood DFC RAFVR 103015 (NCO:1066476 : Commission Gazetted Friday 05 September, 1941) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Godfrey Ernest Rickard RAF 574734 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Jack Horace Lovesey RAFVR 1379475 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Albert Ernest William Handley RAFVR 1173935 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Grice Jones RAFVR 1059448 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Walter Ernest Raven RAFVR 1199165 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Charles Mitchell RAFVR 136346 (NCO:970411 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 19 January, 1943) [Killed]
All seven crew members are buried in Hamburg.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=N3764
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2020 19:52 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Apr-2024 14:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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