ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49983
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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:05 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 190 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LJ916 |
| MSN: | G5-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Buikheide and Heikesestraat, Vessem, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire |
Failed to return from a re-supply operation in support of Market Garden.
Over Gelderland, hit by Flak and Luftwaffe fighters; crash-landing in Noord-Brabant.
All eight were taken prisoner of war, two were injured.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4240&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 September 1944 | LJ939 | 190 Sqn RAF | 4 | SW of the Bilderberg sports centre, Oosterbeek, Gelderland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Sep-2019 08:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2022 13:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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