ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207070
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 February 1944 |
| Time: | 03:00 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling B Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 199 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF271 |
| MSN: | EX-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boirac, Vergt, Dordogne 24 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 23:05 hrs for an SOE operation.
Crashed when flying low to help resistance. All seven crew members died in the crash of the plane.
The cause of the crash has not been established.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Kevin Alphonsus Robinson RAAF Aus/416614 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Reginald Alfred Williams RAF 649053 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Ronald Stubbings RAFVR 1577911 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Gerrard Caine RAFVR 1525642 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Henry Edward Lambourne RAAF Aus/421428 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer James Alexander Jackson RAFVR 127619 (NCO:1369721 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 October, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Arnold Whimpenney RAFVR 2216127 [Killed]
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=969
https://www.sudouest.fr/2018/02/24/en-hommage-aux-pilotes-disparus-en-fevrier-1944-4227698-2222.php
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2018 15:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Mar-2018 15:17 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Dec-2019 20:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2019 20:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 23-Dec-2019 20:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
| 15-Nov-2022 19:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Feb-2024 08:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2024 10:53 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
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