ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50021
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 295 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LJ618 |
| MSN: | 8E-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waalbandijk road between Druten and Boven-Leeuwen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire |
Takeoff at 11:50 hrs for a re-supply operation in support of operation Market Garden.
The pilot did not survive the crash:
Pilot P/O. N.B. Couper NZ428783 RNzAF Puiflijk 1
Flight Engineer Sgt. K.H. Johnson 634994 RAF Survived evader
Navigator F/Sgt. F.T. Corcoran NZ422089 RNzAF Survived evader
Bomb Aimer P/O. E.T.W. Harris 143423 RAF Survived POW
Wireless Operator F/Sgt. K. Nolan AUS419426 RAAF Survived evader
Air Gunner Sgt. D. Bowers 1796269 RAF Survived evader
Air Despatcher - RASC Survived POW; Identity not known
Air Despatcher - RASC Survived POW; Identity not known
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4212&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 07:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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