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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1942 |
| Time: | 03:12 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1651 CU RAF |
| Registration: | W7509 |
| MSN: | BS-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Klein Zwitserlandlaan road, Heelsum, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach |
Takeoff at 23:03 hrs for an operation to Hamburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hans von Hagenow of the 7./NJG 1 based at Twente airfield - (claim) Heelsum 9 km west of Arnhem (4B).
The survivors were all taken prisoner of war:
Pilot:112306 Plt Off Verle Marshall Smith - Renkum (Oosterbeek) General Cemetery Grave 2
Flight Engineer:901723 Sgt John Leonard Warren PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 1049.
Navigator:118623 Plt Off Desmond Ernest Breed PoW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number 567
Bomb Aimer:657072 Sgt Robert Morrow PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 25629.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1025167 Sgt Leslie Cox PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 25040.
Air Gunner:1314643 Sgt Alan Aldridge - Renkum (Oosterbeek) General Cemetery Grave 1
Air Gunner:R/79166 Flt Sgt Henry Victor Dufour RCAF PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 25046
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1731
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Aug-2017 08:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Feb-2018 21:09 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2018 19:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 12-May-2020 14:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Sep-2024 12:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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