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| Date: | Tuesday 10 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | 194 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KG574 |
| MSN: | 13166 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
| Location: | unknown -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down while dropping supplies for the British 14th Army.
Pilot: 1040039 WO Ernest Cross (RAFVR) Missing
Navigator: R/77463 WO Joseph Emile Armand Gauthier (RCAF) Killed
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 175608 P/O George Brewin Whittaker (RAFVR) Killed
Passenger: 198089 Capt Phillip Edward Stainton (RA 16 Field Rgt) Killed
Passenger: 117222 Capt Donald Daman Tweddle (RA 16 Field Rgt) Killed
Passenger: 1546154 Gunner George Mathers (RA 16 Field Rgt) Killed
Sources:
The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=kg574&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Canada's Air War 1944
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2674582
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2025 07:10 | tachel | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Source, ] |
| 20-Mar-2025 06:38 | tachel | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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