ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48845
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 April 1945 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 196 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK305 |
| MSN: | ZO-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee (Wadden Sea) -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shepherd's Grove |
Takeoff at 23:08 hrs for an SD / SOE operation to 'Necking 8' (code name).
Crashed Waddenzee, exact location not known.
Pilot / F/Sgt. F. Vernon 568631 RAF MIA / Runnymede Memorial
Flight Engineer / Sgt. P.R. Tomlinson 22 2221351 RAF MIA / Runnymede Memorial
Navigator / W/O. K. Atkinson 1124490 RAF MIA / Runnymede Memorial
Bomb Aimer / F/O. J.W. Whitehead 22 153131 RAF KIA / Terschelling cemetery
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / Sgt. R. Barnes 23 1461561 RAF KIA / Den Burg cemetery
Rear Gunner / Sgt. T.R. Jones 19 2210635 RAF MIA / Runnymede Memorial
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5549
https://www.airwar4045.nl/DATALIST.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-May-2019 10:21 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2019 08:46 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Sep-2019 16:59 | Martin Belder | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 25-Jun-2022 01:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2022 11:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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