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| Date: | Friday 23 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK149 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Søndervig, Jylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
The Short Stirling crashed into the North Sea off Denmark. All seven crew members died in the crash.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Eric William Sinkinson RAFVR 1438945 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George Albert Letts RAFVR 910656 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Francis William Webster RAFVR 1685818 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Bertie Ronald Hasler RAFVR 1464401 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant George Cole RAFVR 2202552 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Henry Thomas Batten RAF 544413 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Arthur Sharman RAFVR 189071 (NCO:1259664 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 January, 1945) [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/1945014.shtml
http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2020 07:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Oct-2020 07:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-May-2023 18:31 | Nepa | Updated |
| 23-Feb-2024 07:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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