Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Rødekro
Date & Time:
May 18, 1942 at 0115 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N3752
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2210LT on May 17 for operation in the Daffodils area. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak. The pilot was able to leave the area but was later forced to make an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a field south of Rødekro. All seven crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Auguste Jerman, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Henry Butcher, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Lauriston, flight engineer,
Sgt Alan Maurice Arthur Battle, observer,
Sgt John Ernest Sloane, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Thomas Lewis, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Hoyland, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt James Auguste Jerman, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Henry Butcher, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Lauriston, flight engineer,
Sgt Alan Maurice Arthur Battle, observer,
Sgt John Ernest Sloane, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Thomas Lewis, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Hoyland, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
