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Old 3rd January 2014, 01:38
Alex Smart Alex Smart is offline
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Re: Bomber Losses 11 Aug 43

Hello Chris,
Happy 2014.
I can only list the following Stirling's.
10/11-8-43 -15 Sqdn - BF460 - Belgium.(shot down by Hptm Hager II/NJG4).
10/11-8-43 - 214 Sqdn - BF516 UK/In Sea.(out of fuel-ditched).
10/11-8-43 - 218 Sqdn - EE885 - Germany.(abandoned following being damaged by incendiaries, cr @ Offenhausen).
11-8-43 - 1657 HCU - N6080 - UK.(burst tyre/undercarriage collapsed).
12-8-43 - 1657 HCU - N3700 - UK.(wheels up/forced-landed).
There may well have been others.

Also in th KU list for 11 Aug 43 is:
"Douglas DC - near Pleuven, 14 km SSE of Quimper, France - A.V.261/43 ".
Maybe a Resistance op loss ?
Alex
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