ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140932
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 1944 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle ST.I Srs.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 296 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P1501 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Hurie -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brize Norton, Oxforsshire, UK |
Crashed during supply drop 10 miles S of Perigueux, after being shot down by German Luftwaffe. One crew member succeeded to bail out, but his parachute failed to deploy.
WO Bruce Stenning 420294 R.A.A.F. attached 296 Squadron R.A.F. killed
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft P1000 - R9999, published 1996
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2745
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2011 06:00 | uLI eLCH | Added |
| 30-May-2014 07:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2014 13:08 | Lotos | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 08-Apr-2015 09:55 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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