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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 190 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LJ943 |
| MSN: | G5- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near 'De Slop' farm, Zetten, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire |
Takeoff at 13:43 hrs for a re-supply operation in support of Market Garden.
Crashed due to combat.
Crew:
Pilot P/O. R.B. Herger J/89135 RCAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 D 6-7
Flight Engineer Sgt. L. Hillyard 1818509 RAF Survived - injured, POW
Navigator F/O. O.H. Antoft J/25114 RCAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 D 6-7 - from Denmark
Bomb Aimer F/O. J.K. MacDonnell J/28491 RCAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 D 8
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner W/O II L.I. Whitlock R/155222 RCAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 D 6-7
Air Gunner F/O. H.A. Thornington 143115 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 D 11
Air Gunner W/O J. Thomas R/173863 RCAF Survived - injured, POW
Air Despatcher Drv. E. Noble T157697 RASC Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 18 B 9-10
Air Despatcher Drv. C. Parker T175876 RASC Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 18 B 9-10
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4241&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 07:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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