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| Date: | Monday 21 December 1942 |
| Time: | 23:20 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9262 |
| MSN: | MG-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near La Folie, Fraillicourt, Ardennes 08 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 17:09 hrs for a bombing operation against München in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hans-Karl Kamp of the 7./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Juvincourt airfield.
The crew attempted to evacuate the aircraft by parachute, which partially succeeded. Three ultimately managed to evade capture.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Hector Duro RAFVR 88416 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant T I Boddy RAF 544755 [Evaded]
Navigator : Pilot Officer F E Lewis RAF 10317 [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant H L McBeath RCAF 128527 [Evaded]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant P G E Ross RAF 1206114 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant George Robert Dickinson RAFVR 1065732 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Anthony Thorpe Carpenter RAFVR 1334417 [Killed]
The three casualties lie at the Seraincourt Churchyard, France (49.035410 / 1.865857)
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=806
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2020 20:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jun-2022 04:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-Sep-2025 06:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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