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| Date: | Saturday 31 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:46 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE915 |
| MSN: | AA-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oosterschelde, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mepal |
Shot down by Flak battery 3./665 (gemischte Flak-Abteilung 665 (v)).
Takeoff time: 22:34
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. J.N. Darney 42376 RNzAF Runnymede Memorial 198
Flight engineer F/Lt. L.C. Dive-Robinson 143800 RAF Runnymede Memorial 119
Navigator F/Sgt. R.J. Stone 415383 RNzAF Runnymede Memorial 199
Bomb aimer Sgt. R.C.G. Evans 1390444 RAF Runnymede Memorial 149
Wireless op Sgt. G.C. Davies 1027862 RAF Runnymede Memorial 147
Air gunner F/O. P.S.A. St. Ledger 425375 RAAF Runnymede Memorial 189
Air gunner Sgt. T.J. Vercoe 415566 RNzAF Runnymede Memorial 199
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2774&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jan-2011 13:00 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, ] |
| 28-Jul-2018 12:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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