ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49989
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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 196 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LJ810 |
| MSN: | ZO-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km north of Niftrik, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Keevil, Wiltshire |
Takeoff at 13:00 hrs for a re-supply operation in support of operation Market Garden.
Over Gelderland, hit by Flak and Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters.
Crew:
Pilot W/O M. Azouz DFC 1398796 RAF Jonkerbos cemetery;17 G 2
Flight Engineer Sgt. H.A. Turner RAF Survived - evader
Navigator F/Sgt. G.D. Greenwell RAF Survived - evader
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. L. Hartman RAF Survived - evader
Wireless Operator F/Sgt. J. McQuiggan RAF Survived - evader
Air Gunner F/Sgt. P.H. Bode 1583111 RAF Wijchen cemetery; 2
Air Despatcher Drv. A. Norton RASC Survived - evader
Air Despatcher L/Cpl Day RASC Survived - evader
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4244&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 07:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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