ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51840
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK602 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel off West Flanders coast -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
Hit by night fighter pilot Leutnant Bruno Heilig of the Ergänzungsstaffel/NJG 2, flying a Ju 88C from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands. The attack took place at 02:15 over Poppel, municipality Ravels, province of Antwerpen.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: AA-R
Takeoff time: 00:06
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. T.W. Darton 414465 RNzAF Runnymede Memorial 198
Flight engineer Sgt. A. McQuater 1369879 RAF Runnymede Memorial 158
Navigator Sgt. D.N. Coates 421318 RNzAF Belgium Buried Oostende
Bomb aimer Sgt. J.M.P. Riordan 422668 RNzAF Runnymede Memorial 199
Wo ag Sgt. J.C.L. Whiteman 1234862 RAF Belgium Buried Oostende
Air gunner Sgt. F.P. Willsher 1170594 RAF Bergen op Zoom 33 B 4 Washed up Callantsoog 21 Jun 43
Air gunner Sgt. S. Redpath 157218 RAF France Buried Dunkirk
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK602
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-May-2018 19:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Nov-2022 05:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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