Accident Short Stirling Mk IV LK 332,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150404
 
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Date:Friday 30 March 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic strl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Stirling Mk IV
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: LK 332
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Risör, Vegårshei -   Norway
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
299 Sqn. Crew Killed. Risör.
Shot down by German Luftwaffe.
The six crew members died in the crash.

Sources:

http://www.luftwaffe.no/SIG/1945/Nacht.html
http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf
https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/southern-norway/risor/listings-risor/war-history-at-vierli/187017/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Oct-2012 10:22 gerard57 Added
28-Oct-2012 10:23 gerard57 Updated [Registration]
06-Sep-2020 12:29 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]

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