ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49982
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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 196 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LJ928 |
| MSN: | ZO-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Van der Molenallee street, Doorwerth, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Keevil, Wiltshire |
Failed to return from a re-supply operation in support of Market Garden.
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. R.E.G. Waltrich 1393955 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 28 A 6-9
Flight Engineer Sgt. L.V. Ratcliffe 1398472 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 28 A 8
Navigator F/Sgt. R.W. Forrest 1399717 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 28 A 6-9
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. S.A.L. Townsend 1337611 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 28 A 10
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. F. Ormson 1392310 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 28 A 6-9
Air Gunner F/Sgt. S.J. Poole 1029022 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 28 A 2
Air Despatcher L/Cpl S. Law T3776418 RASC Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 30 C 1
Air Despatcher Drv. W.H. Brook T16319888 RASC Survived - POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4246&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Sep-2019 08:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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