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| Date: | Saturday 23 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 299 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LJ893 |
| MSN: | 5G-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Slijk-Ewijk, north of the River Waal, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Keevil, Wiltshire |
Stirling LJ893, Capt pilot P/O Rowell, 299 Sqn from RAF Keevil, force-landed (belly landed) at approx 16:45 hrs near the village of Slijk-Ewijk just N of the River Waal after being hit by flak, small-arms and MG fire. Nav W/O Longhurst seriously wounded, P/O Rowell and F/S McDonald (W/Op) wounded. The 3 wounded were hospitalised by Allied troops in the area.
Stirling LJ893 5G-Y had been declared Cat Ac/FB on 23/09/1944.
The aircraft required the attention of Sebro and was not returned to the squadron.
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1944%20sec_tcm5-7285.pdf
ORB 299 Sqdn RAF
Images:
Memorial at the crash site
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2014 10:58 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Photo, ] |
| 20-Jun-2022 06:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 28-May-2024 10:34 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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