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Stirling BF476/LS:P of No 15 Squadron on 20/21 April 1943

(Rus)  On 20/21 April 1943 Stirling BF476/LS:P was one of fifteen No 15 Squadron aircraft that set off from Mildenhall bound for Rostock. Its load was one 1,000 lb HE and 270 * 4 1b and 40 * 30 lb incendiaries. Loss of engine power precipitated a successful crash-landing near Vejle in North Jutland, where Flt Lt С. Р. Lyons and crew set fire to the aircraft. (IWM HU20619)

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