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| Date: | Tuesday 8 December 1942 |
| Time: | 19:25 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF391 |
| MSN: | OJ-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dobersdorf, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 16:31 hrs for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation.
The aircraft was hit by light Flak of the leichte Flak-Abteilung 770 (o) and the Marine-Flak-Abteilungen 241, 261 & 281.
This evidence is circumstantial. The German records of that night makes no claims for any aircraft shot down.
All seven crew rest in the Kiel War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF391
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2020 17:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Aug-2023 19:51 | Anon. | Updated |
| 13-Oct-2025 09:54 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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