ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49978
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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
| Time: | 14:27 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 295 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LK115 |
| MSN: | 8Z-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | northwest of the 'Dennenkamp', Wolfheze, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire |
Takeoff at 11:05 for a re-supply operation in support of Market Garden.
The pilot belly-landed the aircraft. Air despatcher Drv. W.G. Thompson is missing in action.
Crew:
Pilot P/O. D. Peel 174216 RAF Survived - POW
Flight Engineer Sgt. J. Conroy 1489747 RAF Survived - POW
Navigator F/O. A. Barrington 175945 RAF Survived - POW
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. A. Thornton 1232135 RAF Survived - POW
Wireless Operator F/Sgt. F.H. Jones 1435330 RAF Survived - POW
Air Gunner P/O. R.R. Newton 174110 RAF Survived - POW
Air Despatcher Drv. J.F. Johnston T188996 RASC Jonkerbos cemetery; 20 J 8
Air Despatcher Drv. W.G. Thompson T84459 RASC Groesbeek Mem Panel 9
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4247&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 |
| 12-Sep-2019 08:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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