BF411 LS-A

Short Stirling I

Code lettersLS-A
SquadronNo. 15 Squadron
MarkI
FateLost on operations
Lost19 February 1943

Notes

Stirling Mk I BF411 (LS-A) of No. 15 Squadron took off from Bourne at 18:10 for the Wilhelmshaven raid of 19/20 February 1943 and was lost without trace; the kill was credited to Oblt Hans-Joachim Jabs of IV./NJG1 at 21:45. All eight crew were killed.

Operations flown

Operation Wilhelmshaven (19 February 1943)Failed to return

Crew: Patrick Brennan (Other) · Edward William Oxenbridge (Other) · Bertram Wallace Willbourn (Other) · Cyril Noel Goodchild (Other) · John George Ethelston (Other) · Jack Lewis Richardson (Other) · Duncan Elwin Seeley (Other) · John Charles Monteith (Pilot)

Source: Bomber Command campaign diary & squadron loss records — Wilhelmshaven raid, 19/20 February 1943