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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:52 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EH941 |
| MSN: | LS-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Buchweg road at Haßloch, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 19:29 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and engaged by Feldwebel Herbert Chantelau (9./JG 300) and by heavy (schwere) Flak. The attacking Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 collided with the Stirling and was abandoned by its pilot.
Flak was credited with the victory.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant James Henry Anderton RAFVR 1431266 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Hamilton John Thomas RAFVR 977593 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Thomas Gordon Grant RAF 134700 (NCO:1187768 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 February, 1943) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Edward Mortimer Cole RCAF J/20037 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Robert Francis Devitt RAFVR 1369741 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Lloyd Kenneth Raymond RCAF R/121029 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Joseph Alfred Town RAFVR 1307856 [Killed]
The six casualties lie at the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany (51.529254 / 6.564161).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EH941&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2021 08:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2021 10:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2025 07:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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