ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346039
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Short Sterling IV |
| Owner/operator: | 620 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF295 |
| MSN: | QS-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | On the grounds of the Chateau de Grangues, Calvados, Normandy -
 France
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairford |
| Ranville, France | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Take off was at 23h34 on the evening of the 5th. Aircraft was carrying 17 paratroopers. It was hit by flak at 500 feet and 2 engines caught fire as they crossed the coast. 10 of the 17 paratroopers and 5 of the 7 crewmembers died in the crash or in captivity.
Sources:
Personnel file of the pilot S/L Pettit RCAF from Ancestry.ca
620 Sqn war time records from The National Archives UK
https://aircrewremembered.com/pettit-wilmot.html
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ef295&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ef295&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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