ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50040
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1944 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 190 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF263 |
| MSN: | L9-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ruwenbergstraat, Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant -
 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 W/O S.H. Coeshott 655709 RAF - Sint Michielsgestel cemetery; 1-4
Flight Engineer Sgt. G.L. Wood 1892819 RAF - Mierlo War Cemetery; 6 F 11-12
Navigator F/Sgt. S.V. Davis 1397292 RAF - Sint Michielsgestel cemetery; 1-4
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. J.G. Jeffery 1601089 RAF - Sint Michielsgestel cemetery; 1-4
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. W.C. Moss 1581876 RAF - Mierlo War Cemetery; 6 F 11-12
Air Gunner F/Sgt. G.S. Breckels R/212772 RCAF - Sint Michielsgestel cemetery; 1-4
Air Despatcher Private J. Courtney T199044 RASC - Mierlo War Cemetery; 6 E 11
Air Despatcher Private G. Cadle T203481 RASC - Mierlo War Cemetery; 6 E 12
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4161&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 |
| 09-Sep-2019 16:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 16:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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