ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50014
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 196 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK556 |
| MSN: | 7T-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Valburgseweg road, Elst, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Keevil, Wiltshire |
Takeoff at 11:50 hrs for a re-supply operation in support of operation Market Garden.
Crew:
Pilot F/O. J.W. McOmie 149352 RAF Survived evader
Flight Engineer Sgt. D.N. Clough 1477477 RAF Jonkerbos cemetery; 17 A 6
Navigator F/O. J.L. Patterson J/25343 RCAF Survived evader
Bomb Aimer F/O. G.M. Cairns J/27280 RCAF Survived evader
Wireless Operator F/Sgt. R. Brooks 1384883 RAF Survived evader
Air Gunner F/O. G.F. Talbot 158011 RAF Survived evader
Air Despatcher Drv. R.F. Pragnell T61437 RASC Groesbeek Mem Panel - maybe buried as Unknown at Heteren
Air Despatcher Cpl. A.W.J. Pescodd 47580 RASC Jonkerbos cemetery; 4 E 4
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4211&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 |
| 11-Sep-2019 08:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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