ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50031
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 295 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK170 |
| MSN: | 8E-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nieuweweg road, Eede, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire |
Takeoff at 13:00 hrs for a re-supply operation to Arnhem, Gelderland.
The aircraft crashed and exploded on impact after being hit by Flak. Seven crew members are missing in action...
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. R.A. Hall 1803436 RAF Runnymede Memorial 218
Flight Engineer Sgt. E.S. John 1836381 RAF Runnymede Memorial 232
Navigator F/Sgt. A. Marston 1578493 RAF Runnymede Memorial 220
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. E.P. McDonald 950919 RAF Runnymede Memorial 220
Wireless Operator Sgt. B. Fanthorpe 1621519 RAF Runnymede Memorial 229
Air Gunner Sgt. A.S. Wheeler 1215716 RAF - buried Adegem RCAF War Cemetery, Belgium; 6 E 10
Air Despatcher Drv. F.C. Holdsworth T14394044 RASC - Groesbeek Mem Panel 9 / No known grave
Air Despatcher Drv. N. Enderby T10679621 RASC - Groesbeek Mem Panel 9 / No known grave
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4164&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 |
| 09-Sep-2019 16:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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