ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49987
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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 620 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LJ830 |
| MSN: | QS- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Buunderkamp, Wolfheze, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire |
Takeoff at 12:20 hrs for a re-supply operation in support of Market Garden.
Crew:
Pilot F/O. H.M. McLeod 403071 RAAF Survived - POW
Flight Engineer Sgt. T. Haig RAF Survived - evader
Navigator F/O. R. Newton RCAF Survived - evader
Bomb Aimer F/O. H. Bate J/24015 RCAF Survived - POW
Wireless Operator W/O C.C. King RAF Survived - evader
Air Gunner F/O. J.R. Thomas J/29874 RCAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 21 C 15
Air Despatcher Drv. S.L. Churchyard T10693855 RASC Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 27 C 8
Air Despatcher - RASC - - identity not known
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4249&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Sep-2019 07:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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