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| Date: | Thursday 10 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 190 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK297 |
| MSN: | G5-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Andtjernåsen, in southern Norway -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Dunmow, Essex |
| Gardermoen airfield, Norway |
"OPERATION DOOMSDAY" airborne transport of army units to Norway to disarm the German garrison. LK297 took off from Great Dunmow, heading for Gardermoen. The weather conditions in Oslo area was bad with heavy rain and fog. The Stirling hit Andtjernåsen, plowed down the hillside and exploded, killing all 24 onboard. Among them Air Vice-Marshal Sir J.R Scarlett-Streatfield and Norwegian liaison officer Major Petter Cato Juliebø. Crew: S/Ldr.Douglas Raymond Robertson. F/Lt.Norman Leslie Roseblade. F/Lt.Lemuel Ernest Prowse. F/Sgt.Arthur Gwynne Davies. F/Sgt.Ronald Alderson. W/O.George Edward Thompson.
Sources:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/sorkedalen.html
https://www.flyvrak.info/sorkedalen.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2012 09:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Oct-2012 09:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Oct-2012 09:51 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 29-May-2024 12:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jun-2024 11:36 | MMR | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
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