Short Stirling | LJ525 | EX-R
- Operator
- 199 Sqn, 100 Group, RAF
- Aircraft model
- Stirling B.Mk.III 'R-Roger'
This aircraft flown by Flying Officer Broadfield from RAF North Creake, Norfolk, UK, from September 1944 to February 1945. The unit was employed during this period on radio counter-measures operations, covering and simulating night bomber missions; the Mandrel electronic jamming device was carried to counter the German Freya early warning radar, and tin-foil Window strips were dropped to confuse Wurzburg fighter ground control and night fighter AI radar.
Aircraft model
Operator
United Kingdom
|
Military
Registration number
EX-R
Serial number
LJ525
Nickname
R-Roger
