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| Date: | Tuesday 30 June 1942 |
| Time: | 03:02 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF310 |
| MSN: | OJ-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer south of Hoorn, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
Takeoff at 00:25 hrs for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Leopold Fellerer of the 5./NJG 2 - (claim) IJsselmeer off Schellingwoude at 03:02.
All of the crew rest at Amsterdam:
Pilot:J/15474 Plt Off Cecil William Simmons (American) RCAF - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69. Row E. Grave 7.
Flight Engineer:567762 Sgt Wilfred Charles Scarlett - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69. Row E. Grave 5.
Observer:J/5085 Fg Off Kenneth White RCAF - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69. Row E. Grave 9.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1184530 Sgt Lawrence Stephen Lloyd - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69. Row E. Grave 8.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1108725 Sgt Frank Squires Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69. Row E. Grave 3.
Air Gunner:1319646 Sgt William Earl Thomas - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69. Row E. Joint grave
Air Gunner:1203767 Sgt Raymond Eugene Barr - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69. Row E. Joint grave
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1660&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Jun-2017 11:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2018 14:22 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 05-May-2020 10:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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