Squadron: 487 (B) Sqn (RNZAF)
Start Date: 1943-06-12
Completion Date: 1943-06-12
Mission: Combat
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Return Base: Tangmere, England
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487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Ventura aircraft AE 833 was shot up by flak during the trip and returned to land at the aerodrome at Tangmere, England.Warrant Officer Kirstine was wounded in the attack and died of his wounds in the Royal Sussex Hospital, Chichester, shortly after landing.