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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:35 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF348 |
| MSN: | LS-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kessenich, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hans Autenrieth of the 6./NJG 4 (detached to II./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:38
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Jack William Newport RAFVR 1383342 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant David Stephen Percy Roberts RAFVR 1431427 [PoW]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Donald Ivor Turner RAFVR 133580 [Evaded] (NCO:973058 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 19 January, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Arthur Frederick Kellett RAFVR 1258269 [Evaded]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Thomas Mosedale RAFVR 990901 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John George Damboise RCAF R/119393 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Wilfred Chalmers Macaulay RAFVR 1340793 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EF348
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2018 12:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2023 06:40 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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