ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49988
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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 190 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LJ823 |
| MSN: | L9-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Diedense Uiterdijk dike, Megen, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire |
Takeoff at 12:15 hrs for a re-supply operation in support of Market Garden.
Over Gelderland, hit by Flak & Luftwaffe fighters and crashed on the southern bank of the Maas river.
Crew:
Pilot F/O. A.C. Farren RAF Survived - evader
Flight Engineer F/Sgt. F.M.T. Stone RAF Survived - evader
Navigator F/Sgt. F. Ross RAF Survived - evader
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. W.L.P. Cairns 1564620 RAF Groesbeek RCAF cemetery; 22 E 9
Bomb Aimer W/O L.J. Billen 1378767 RAF Horssen cemetery; west of the entrance
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. W.H. Skewes 1384994 RAF Wijchen cemetery; 1
Air Gunner F/Sgt. A.J.H. Brown RAF Survived - evader
Air Despatcher Drv. G. Poole RASC Survived - evader
Air Despatcher Cpl. Woodley RASC Survived - evader
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4237&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 08:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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