ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48977
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| Date: | Friday 23 March 1945 |
| Time: | 02:00 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 161 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK209 |
| MSN: | MA-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bomenland at Vlieland island, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Stirling LK209 : T/o at 23:30hrs for mission. Shot down by German flak on a supply mission to the Dutch resistance. Only one crew member survived the crash.
Crew:
F/Lt Alan Henderson AITKEN (175821) Pilot RAFVR - killed
P/O Ronald Arthur CASTON (187018) Navigator RAFVR - killed
Sgt William HORROCKS (2210899) F/E RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt Alexander Robert PATON (1573936) AG - killed
P/O William Lawson SHAW (196054) A/B RAFVR - killed
P/O Reginald Arthur SWIFT (196053) WOp RAFVR - killed
Sgt Joseph T. WHITE (No.???) AG RAFVR - injured POW
Air Gunner (rear) - Sgt Joseph T. White the only survivor / POW - Vlieland etc. - Landed by half open parachute in the trees of Het Bomenland = the land of trees / wood; he was light wounded in his face (by the trees ?) but very lucky, because his flying mates were in a "hell of fire"......!
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5426
http://www.vlieland.waddengebiedindeoorlog.nl/luchtoorlog
ORB 161 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Jul-2015 12:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2021 10:55 | Holschtein | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Jun-2022 07:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2022 07:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
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