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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:24 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 218 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE937 |
| MSN: | HA-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km south of Eldagsen, Springe, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 19:45 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was shot down by Unteroffizier Ernst Reitmeyer of the 3./NJG 5 based at Stendal airfield (Sachsen-Anhalt), who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
Note: coned by searchlight.
All seven rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EE937&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG5.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2021 17:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
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