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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:32 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 218 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK700 |
| MSN: | HA-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neustadt am Rübenberge, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 18:50 (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Carman Mackenzie Colquhoun RCAF J/17934 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Edward William David Parry RAFVR 1183623 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant William Arthur Hart RAFVR 1337459 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant James Yule RAFVR 1343026 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Kenneth Hewitson RAFVR 1266114 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant James Berkley Malcolm RAF 625581 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Philip Smythe Raddall RAF 646713 [Killed]
All seven rest in the Hanover War Cemetery, Germany (52.377026 / 9.654365).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK700&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2021 15:20 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 29-Jun-2024 13:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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