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| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | 575 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KG388 |
| MSN: | 12418 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | German military cemetery Ehrenfriedhof Zijpendaal, Arnhem, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Broadwell |
Takeoff at 12.45 LT for a re-supply mission. The aircraft was shot down by Flak.
Pilot F/Lt. C.R. Slack / 23 years - RAF - KiA
Second Pilot F/O. W.S. Monger / 22 years - RAF - KiA
Navigator P/O. I.L.W. Holloway / RAF - KiA
Wireless Operator P/O. J.E.W. Caouette / 21 years - RCAF - KiA
Air Despatcher Drv. J. Bowers / 41 years - RASC - MiA - Was shot by Germans during parachute landing.
Air Despatcher Drv. G.L. Weston / 23 years - RASC - MiA - Was shot by Germans during parachute landing.
Air Despatcher Drv. W.D. Cross / 32 years - RASC - MiA - Baled out too low. Field grave near crashsite. Initially buried as Unknown Soldier at Oosterbeek.
Air Despatcher Drv. R. Hodgskinson / 33 years - RASC - MiA - Was shot by Germans during parachute landing. Initially buried as unknown Soldier at Oosterbeek.
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4155
Aircraft lost on Allied Forces Special Duty Operations & Associated Roll of Honour
https://airbornearnhem.nl/WillemTiemens/Ehrenfriedhof.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2024 08:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Sep-2024 08:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 12-Sep-2024 08:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Category, ] |
| 12-Sep-2024 08:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, ] |
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