ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52476
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| Date: | Friday 6 November 1942 |
| Time: | 19:59 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7620 |
| MSN: | MG-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea west of Vlieland island, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the 6./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 216 (Borkum), 6./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 246 battery Terschelling-Ost and 3./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 246 battery Vlieland-West; crashed into the sea.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations.
Target: Nectarines
Takeoff time: 16:59
All seven crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Pilot / P/O. D.J. Tottman NZ411473 RNZAF
Flight Engineer / Sgt. W.J. Salter 654120 RAF
Observer / F/O. G. Cherniuk J/10179 RCAF
Wireless Operator / F/Sgt. E.R. Springham R/97062 RCAF
Front Gunner / W/O. II W.McK. Martin R/85779 RCAF
Mid Upper Gunner / Sgt. R.E. Bates 1333842 RAF
Rear Gunner / F/O. P.C. Whitwell DFM NZ40613 RNZAF
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1897A
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Nov-2017 20:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 17:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2020 18:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Sep-2022 17:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
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