ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49956
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| Date: | Saturday 23 September 1944 |
| Time: | 17:50 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 570 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF298 |
| MSN: | V8-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Quadenoord, Renkum, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Harwell |
| Arnhem -resupply |
Takeoff at 14:34 hrs for a re-supply operation in support of Market Garden.
The aircraft crashed due to combat.
Crew:
Pilot F/O. W. Baker J/23291 RCAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 31 A 2-7
Flight Engineer Sgt. R.B. Bond 1287244 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 31 A 2-7
Navigator F/Lt. J. Dickson DFM 138324 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 31 A 2-7
Bomb Aimer F/O. R.C. Booth 144583 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 31 A 2-7
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner P/O. F.G. Totterdell 56123 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 31 A 2-7
Air Gunner F/Sgt. D.J. Blencowe 1818376 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 31 A 2-7
Air Despatcher Drv. R.W. Hayton T10698386 RASC Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 15 A 5
Air Despatcher Drv. R. Shore T10689983 RASC Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 31 A 1
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4297&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Feb-2010 23:33 | brookeratheber | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2017 07:45 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Sep-2019 10:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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