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| Date: | Monday 21 December 1942 |
| Time: | 22:58 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7632 |
| MSN: | MG-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jussecourt-Minecourt, Marne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 17:06 hrs for a bombing operation against München in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Heinrich Wohlers of the 8./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Juvincourt airfield.
All seven rest in the local cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=9
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2020 20:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
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