Accident Stinson L-5 Sentinel 42-99123,
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Date:Sunday 26 November 1944
Time:13:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic L5 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Stinson L-5 Sentinel
Owner/operator:125th Liaison Sqn USAAF
Registration: 42-99123
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:between Heerlen and Merkelbeek, Limburg -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Heerlen Armor Strip
Destination airport:Merkelbeek Control Strip
Narrative:
The airplane named 'Hot Box' had taken off at 12:40 hrs for a courier mission, but did not arrive at its destination.

Crew:
Pilot S/Sgt. F.G. Stoecker 19082154 USAAF / buried at a private cemetery in Iowa, USA
Passenger Sgt. W.H. Hunt 36327570 USAAF / buried Margraten cemetery; grave I-19-22.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4729D&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Oct-2019 19:03 TigerTimon Added
27-Oct-2019 22:25 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
27-Nov-2023 15:43 Anon. Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative]

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