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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:58 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 214 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9258 |
| MSN: | BU-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bemerode, Hannover, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 18:58 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was engaged by Major Helmut Lent (Stab/NJG 3, flying Bf 110 G-4 D5+AA from Stade) and by Leutnant Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld (5./JG 300, flying an Fw 190A from Rheine).
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Heath RAFVR 1214771 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Raymond Godfrey James RAFVR 1652915 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Hamer Rex Wynn RAFVR 1625511 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Ronald Arthur Metcalfe RAFVR 1459019 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Simon Hughes Weakner RAFVR 1032406 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Laurence Henry Victor Wiles RAFVR 1334775 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Sydney Bayly RAFVR 1393907 [Killed]
All lie at the Hanover War Cemetery, Germany (52.377026 / 9.654365)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R9258&qand=1943-09-22&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://ww2.dk/air/jagd/jg300.htm
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2021 17:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Mar-2025 07:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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