ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50041
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:39 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 196 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF248 |
| MSN: | ZO-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | northeast of Grijsoord, Arnhem, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Keevil, Wiltshire |
While engaged in a re-supply operation to Arnhem, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
Crew:
Pilot W/O K. Prowd 425052 RAAF Survived - evader
Flight Engineer Sgt. D.A. Matthews 572663 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 C 5
Navigator F/O. G.H. Powderhill 137368 RAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 B 17
Bomb Aimer F/O. R.C. Gibbs J/24002 RCAF Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 26 B 2 - died of wounds on 21-9-44
Wireless Operator P/O. J.J. Wherry 424335 RAF Survived - POW
Air Gunner F/Sgt. J.A. Gordon R/201055 RCAF Survived - POW
Air Despatcher Drv. F.G. Smith T10684001 RASC - Groesbeek Mem Panel 9
Air Despatcher Drv. W.J. Chaplin T839827 RASC - died of wounds in November '44; buried Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany; 13 C 25
Passenger Aircm 2 L.A. Hooker L/FX.588276 RNVR - Oosterbeek War Cemetery; / H.M.S. Daedalus
Passenger F/O. F.D. Chalkley 134178 RAF - Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 D 19 / Navigator/Passenger
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4163&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 16:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2019 19:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities] |
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