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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1942 |
| Time: | 20:36 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7614 |
| MSN: | HA-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | west of Kaltenweide, Langenhagen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 17:32 hrs for a bombing operation against Fallersleben, Wolfsburg.
The aircraft was coned by a searchlight and hit by Flak of the 1.-3./schwere Flak-Abteilung 801 (o), schwere Flak-Abteilung 619 and Alarmzug Langenhagen airfield; crashed.
Those who perished rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7614
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2020 18:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Mar-2021 21:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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