ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50165
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 1944 |
| Time: | 02:50 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 138 (Special) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK200 |
| MSN: | NF-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | De Cocksdorp, Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Takeoff at 00:42 hrs for SOE-operation 'Draughts 1'. The two Dutch agents were dropped near Spanbroek.
On return, the plane made an emergency landing, probably after hitting a ballooncable at low level.
Three crew members died in the crash, four crew members survived.
A memorial stone can be found at the crash site.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Geoffrey Maurice Rothwell DFC & bar RAF 42726 : Commission Gazetted Friday 27 September, 1940) [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Flying Officer Charles Derek Shaw DFM RAF 170259 (NCO:1015984 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 February, 1944) [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer Robert Alexander McKitrick DFC RAF 149126 (NCO:657010 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 September, 1943) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Thomas Roger Court DFC RAFVR 132022 (NCO:1499163 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 February, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer John Hulme RAFVR 145292 (NCO:932892 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 June, 1943) [Killed]
Dispatcher : Flight Sergeant Robert William Wilmot RAF 1303801 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer William George Evans Walton DFC BEM RAF 52211 (NCO:516954 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 July, 1943) [Killed]
Passenger : Mr T Biallosterski (Dutch Agent)
Passenger : Mr P De Vos (Dutch Agent)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3993&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.tracesofwar.nl/sights/21926/Monument-Neergestorte-Short-Stirling-bommenwerper.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Nov-2020 09:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2021 15:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Mar-2024 20:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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