Accident Short Stirling Mk IV LK276,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161625
 
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Date:Monday 20 November 1944
Time:21:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic strl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Stirling Mk IV
Owner/operator:190 Sqn RAF
Registration: LK276
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Newton Field at Great Dunmow, Essex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Great Dunmow / Easton Lodge
Destination airport:RAF Great Dunmow / Easton Lodge
Narrative:
Possible glider towing sortie accident or possible enemy attack.
Crew Details
Flying Officer James Ian KIDGELL 23 RAAF Pilot
Flying Officer William Walter D'Arcy BRAIN 26 RNZAF Check-Pilot
Flying Officer Ernest Douglas WOODS 26 Navigator
Flight Sergeant Ronald David PAYNE 21 Bomb Aimer
Flight Sergeant Reginald Matthew DAUNCEY 23 Wireless Operator
Sergeant Hugh HOLT 20 Flight Engineer
Flight Sergeant Arthur George REID 33 Air Gunner

Sources:

https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?91739-Stirling-Loss-21-11-44&highlight=great%20dunmow
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/kidgell-james.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Great_Dunmow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Stirling

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Oct-2013 16:20 ds1214 Added
21-Nov-2013 09:34 whiteheadr Updated [Embed code]
09-Sep-2021 12:26 TigerTimon Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source]

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