ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52590
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1942 |
| Time: | 01:06 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF315 |
| MSN: | HA-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eimeren, Elst, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market |
Takeoff at 21:00 hrs local time for an operation to Kassel in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Werner Streib of the Stab I./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Venlo airfield.
Those who did not survive rest in the Uden War Cemetery:
Pilot / P/O. J.A. Gruber 120470 RAF / Uden War Cemetery; grave 4 G 3
Flight Engineer / Sgt. J.B. Wilkes 56977 RAF / Uden War Cemetery; grave 4 G 1-2
Navigator / F/Sgt. J.R. Davies 1105685 RAF / Uden War Cemetery; grave 4 G 1-2
Bomb Aimer / Sgt. E.J. Harding 1315802 RAF / prisoner of war
Wireless Operator / F/Sgt. B.A. Wolstencroft 621032 RAF / Uden War Cemetery; grave 4 G 1-2
Mid Upper Gunner / F/Sgt. L.J. Lawler 651685 RAF / Uden War Cemetery; grave 4 G 1-2
Rear Gunner / Sgt. E.A. Green 621821 RAF / prisoner of war; died 21 April 1945, buried Berlin 1939-1945 cemetery
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=BF315&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 April 1942 | W7473 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 7 | Ingrams Field Clenchwarton Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
| 20 May 1942 | DJ977 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 8 | Missing |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Aug-2017 10:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2018 18:42 | XindelX | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2020 14:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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