ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49953
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| Date: | Saturday 23 September 1944 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 570 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LJ883 |
| MSN: | V8-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | just north of the Verlengde Arnhemseweg road, Ede, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire |
Takeoff at 14:35 hrs for a re-supply operation in support of Market Garden.
The aircraft crashed near "Planken Wambuis".
Crew:
Pilot F/O. W. Kirkham 174309 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 A 17
Flight Engineer Sgt. H. Ashton 1129447 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 A 14
Flight Engineer F/O. M. Hand 138921 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 A 16
Bomb Aimer F/O. E.C. Brown 173296 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 21 C 11
Bomb Aimer F/O. D.H. Atkinson 133788 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 A 15
Air Gunner F/Sgt. G. Wood 1067675 RAF Survived - evader
Air Despatcher Drv. Badham RASC Survived - evader
Air Despatcher L/Cpl G. Reardon T185097 RASC Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 16 A 3
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4298&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Sep-2019 12:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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