ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49976
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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 299 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK545 |
| MSN: | 5G-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | southwest of the Wezel hamlet, Wijchen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Keevil, Wiltshire |
Takeoff at 11:50 hrs for a re-supply operation in support of Market Garden.
Over Gelderland, badly shot up by Flak and crashed near the Woeziksche Leigraaf canal southwest of Wezel.
Six evaded capture, two were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4248&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 |
| 12-Sep-2019 08:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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