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| Date: | Thursday 16 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF569 |
| MSN: | LS-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vaux, near Canal du Berry, Allier 03 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 20:39 hrs (15th September, local time) for an operation against the Dunlop rubber factory at Montluçon, Allier département.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed in flames.
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Alexander William Niall RNZAF NZ/404928 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robert Skillin RAFVR 1348258 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Lindsay David Glenday RNZAF NZ/417279 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Ian Sydney Alexander Stevenson RNZAF NZ/42194 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Leonard Everard Scarisbrick RAFVR 1219656 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Kennedy Prentice Peters RAFVR 1563653 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant William Green RAFVR 1021000 [Killed]
All now lie at the Choloy War Cemetery, France (48.666702 / 5.850773) after initial local burials.
Sources:
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3497
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2021 15:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2022 09:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 12-Nov-2024 07:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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