Accident Short Stirling Mk IV LK147,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150402
 
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Date:Thursday 10 May 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic strl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Stirling Mk IV
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: LK147
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:At andtjernåsen west of lysef -   Norway
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:UK
Destination airport:Gardermoen airfield, Norway
Narrative:
Operation Doomsday
Stirling LK147 ZO-Z of 196 Sqdn crashed near by Gardermoen, killing all 20 onboard.

Sources:

http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/sorkedalen.html
http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/21095/Memorial-Short-Stirling-LK147.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Oct-2012 09:45 gerard57 Added
28-Oct-2012 09:46 gerard57 Updated [Location]
28-Oct-2012 09:49 gerard57 Updated [Aircraft type]
28-Oct-2012 09:50 gerard57 Updated [Operator]
13-Feb-2017 10:39 Anon. Updated [Location]

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