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Stirling BF469 Information

Type	Stirling
Serial Number	BF469
Squadron	214
X1D	BU-M
Operation	Stuttgart
Date 1	11th March 1943
Date 2	12th March 1943

Further Information

"Serial Range BF455 - BF483. 29 Stirling Mk.111. Part of a patch of 200 Short S.29 Stirling Mk.1/111/1V. BF309- BF358; BF372-BF416; BF434-BF454 (116) Mk.1; BF455-BF483; BF500- BF534; BF561-BF580 (84) Mk.111. BF464; BF468; BF532; BF575; BF580 were converted to Mk.1V. Delivered by Short & Harland between Jan43 and apr43. Contract No.774677/38. Initially delivered to No.15 Sqdn 28Feb43, to No.214 Sqdn 5Mar43. Airborne 2002 11Mar43 from Chedburgh. Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Hans Autenrieth, 11./NJG4) and crashed 0018 at Fagni_res (Marne), where those killed are buried in the town's East Cemetery. P/O Carruthers was an American who came from Tonawanda, New York, serving in the RCAF. P/O A.Carruthers RCAF KIA Sgt E.L.Eaglen KIA Sgt E.Parker KIA Sgt P.P.Oakes KIA F/S B.Carnell KIA Sgt B.R.Jennings KIA F/S A.J.Tyrell PoW F/S A.J.Tyrell was interned in Camps 8B/344, PoW No.27746. "