ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160191
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 190 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF242 |
| MSN: | GS-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Dunmow |
Missing on SOE mission to Norway. Failed to return from mission STIRRUP 16 to Norway. Aircraft presumed to have been lost in the North Sea. In addition to the crew of six there were also two 223 Air Dispatch Coy,RASC dispatchers
aboard the aircraft. The air crew are commemorated on Runnymede Memorial. Dvr Smith and Dvr Evans commemorated on the Groesbeek Memorial in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands567
Crew
Fg Off Sir Chandos Wren Hoskyns RAFVR - Pilot - (KIA)
Fg Off Sydney Carpenter RAFVR - Navigator - (KIA)
Fg Off Alan Fisken RAFVR - Air Bomber - (KIA)
WO Clifford Buckley RAFVR - Wireless Op /Gunner - (KIA)
Sgt Russell Ernest Chapman RAFVR - Flight Engineer - (KIA)
Fg Off Peter John Rupert Viney RAFVR - Tail Gunner - (KIA)
Dvr Norman Smith RASC - Dispatcher - (KIA)
Dvr Frederick Evans RASC - Dispatcher - (KIA)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Aircraft lost on Allied Force’s Special Duty Operations & Associated Roll of Honour.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2013 19:24 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Sep-2013 19:27 | JINX | Updated [Country] |
| 02-Jun-2016 16:38 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2018 19:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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