ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50032
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:35 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 190 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LJ939 |
| MSN: | G5-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SW of the Bilderberg sports centre, Oosterbeek, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire |
Takeoff at 13:00 hrs for a re-supply operation to Arnhem, Gelderland.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
Crew:
Pilot S/Ldr. J.P. Gilliard DFC 40819 RAF - Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 B 1
Second Pilot S/Ldr. R. Bantoff RAF Survived - evader
Flight Engineer F/Sgt. C.T. Byrne 610794 RAF Survived - POW
Navigator F/O. R. Lawton RAF Survived - evader
Wireless Operator F/O. C.H. Lane J/88627 RAF Survived - POW
Air Gunner F/O. N.S. Mc Ewen 168700 RAF - Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 B 2
Air Gunner F/O. R.G. Cullen RAF Survived - evader
Air Despatcher Drv. F. Taylor T14506917 RASC - Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 22 B 7
Air Despatcher Drv. N.D. Breading T14264139 RASC - Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 22 B 8
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4162&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 September 1944 | LJ916 | 190 Sqn RAF | 0 | between Buikheide and Heikesestraat, Vessem, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Sep-2019 16:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2022 21:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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