ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49986
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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 190 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LJ833 |
| MSN: | L9-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maas river at Batenburg, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairford airport UK |
Takeoff at 12:16 hrs for a re-supply operation in support of operation Market Garden.
Over the Netherlands, hit by Flak and Focke-Wulf Fw 190A fighters.
The plane lost altitude rapidly, not allowing the crew to leave by parachute.
The crew chose for an emergency landing. However, Batenburg was right before them and due a resolute action by the pilot the burning aircraft attempted a belly-landing on the river Maas.
This has been a major disaster prevention for Batenburg.
The Stirling crashed with an enormous blow onto the water and broke into pieces.
Crew of the Short Stirling MK. IV - LJ833 / 190 Squadron:
F. / Lt. A. Anderson (pilot)- RAF -Groesbeek
F / O. A. D. Adamson (navigator) - RAF - Ravenstein
Sgt. A.J. Smith (Flight Engineer) - RAF - rescued
F / Sgt. W.G. Toiley (radiooperator) - RAF - Bergen op Zoom
F / Sgt. G.E. Orange (bombardier)- RAF - rescued
F / Sgt. A.G.O. Bellamy (tail gunner)- RAF - Ravenstein
F. Sgt. G.F. Conry Candler (2nd Pilot)- RAF - Batenburg
DVR. A.E. Abbott (dispatcher)- RASC - Groesbeek
DVR. L.E. Bloomfield (dispatcher)- RASC - saved
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4238&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/14122/Monument-Landing-Gear-Stirling-Batenburg.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-May-2013 14:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2019 07:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2019 07:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 08:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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