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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:16 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 Sqn RNzAF |
| Registration: | BF459 |
| MSN: | JN-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lampertheim, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 19:45 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft was shot down by Oberfeldwebel Erich Heitmann of the 2./NJG 3 based at Wittmund airfield (Niedersachsen).
Note: coned by searchlights.
Sergeant F.E.W. Crowther succumbed to his injuries on the third of October.
All seven rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF459&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG3.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2021 15:25 | TigerTimon | Added |
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