Accident Short Stirling Mk IV PK225,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160190
 
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Date:Saturday 31 March 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic strl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Stirling Mk IV
Owner/operator:299 Sqn RAF
Registration: PK225
MSN: 5G-Q
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea, 70km SW of Stavanger -   Norway
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Shepherds Grove,
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing on SOE mission to Norway. All commemorated on Runnymede Memorial,
Crew
Flt Lt Arbuthnott. George Anderson RAFVR - Pilot - (KIA)
F/Sgt Robert Alfred Walter Dawkins RAFVR -Navigator - (KIA)
F/Sgt Wilfred Ian Davidson RNZAF - Air Bomber- (KIA)
WO Leslie Green RAFVR - Wireless Op /Gunner - (KIA)
F/Sgt David Clement Raymond Smith RAFVR -Tail Gunner - (KIA)
Sgt Leonard Jeffrey RAFVR - Flight Engineer - (KIA)


Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Aircraft lost on Allied Force’s Special Duty Operations & Associated Roll of Honour

Images:


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Sep-2013 19:23 JINX Added
06-Sep-2013 19:27 JINX Updated [Country]
02-Jun-2016 15:34 Red Dragon Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport]
02-Jun-2016 15:45 Red Dragon Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Jan-2017 14:45 Anon. Updated [Location, Photo, ]
01-Nov-2018 09:24 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]

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