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| Date: | Friday 3 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:50 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF313 |
| MSN: | BU-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | mud flats N of Westernieland, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall |
Operation - Bremen, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by Feldwebel Karl-Heinz Scherfling of the 4./NJG 2 - (claim) Westernieland NNW Groningen at 01:50 hrs.
All rest at Westernieland general cemetery:
Pilot:28043 Wg Cdr Kenneth Duke Knocker - Westernieland General Cemetery De Marne Grave N.474.
Co-Pilot:1212564 Sgt Tristram Edward Leonard Palmer - Westernieland General Cemetery De Marne Grave N.470.
Flight Engineer:546445 Sgt John William Caddick Underwood - Westernieland General Cemetery De Marne Grave N.472.
Observer:J/8596 Plt Off Daniel Malofie RCAF - Westernieland General Cemetery De Marne Grave N.471.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:817140 Flt Sgt Robert Henry Ritchie - Westernieland General Cemetery De Marne Grave N.476.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/76046 Flt Sgt Ernest George Wilson RCAF - Westernieland General Cemetery De Marne Grave N.469.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1108515 Sgt Peter Frederick Inman - Westernieland General Cemetery De Marne Grave N.473.
Air Gunner:1057396 Sgt Richard Fairhurst - Westernieland General Cemetery De Marne Grave N.475.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1670&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jul-2017 14:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Feb-2018 21:05 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2018 19:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 05-May-2020 14:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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