Incident Short Stirling Mk IV LJ638,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48835
 
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Date:Thursday 12 April 1945
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic strl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Stirling Mk IV
Owner/operator:570 Sqn RAF
Registration: LJ638
MSN: E7-Y
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Rivenhall, Essex
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 21:45 hrs for an SD / SOE operation to 'Nico 1' (code name).

The pilot performed an emergency-landing. All crew members managed to (initially) evade capture.

Sources:

SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5557

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
25-Jun-2022 01:43 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
28-Jun-2022 11:21 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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