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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:32 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 214 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF393 |
| MSN: | BU-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Otternhagen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 19:10 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed.
Five of the crew did not survive. They rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF393&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2021 15:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
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