ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50074
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 570 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK121 |
| MSN: | V8-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Opheusden, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire |
Takeoff at 12:08 hrs for a re-supply operation in support of operation Market Garden.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
The entire crew is buried in Heteren, Gelderland:
Pilot P/O. C.W. Culling 186749 RAF
Flight Engineer Sgt. V. Williams 2211528 RAF
Navigator P/O. J.D. Baker J/87670 RCAF
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. H.E. Browne 1518212 RAF
Wireless Operator P/O. G.S.C. Bell 412361 RAAF
Air Gunner F/Sgt. E.F. Pope 1579644 RAF
Radar Operator Cpl. J.R. Coleman R/94226 RCAF - passenger/ radar mechanic
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4104&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 |
| 07-Sep-2019 10:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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