ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50038
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:33 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 299 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EF319 |
| MSN: | 5G-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kemperbergerweg road, Schaarsbergen, Arnhem, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Keevil, Wiltshire |
Takeoff at 12:50 hrs for a re-supply operation to Arnhem, Gelderland.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
Crew:
Pilot W/Cdr. P.B.N. Davis DSO 70499 RAF - Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 C 17
Flight Engineer Sgt. W.J. Auld 1573465 RAF Survived - POW
Navigator F/Lt. Y.R.W. Lovegrove DFC 47640 RAF Survived - evader
Bomb Aimer F/Lt. F. Mason 127171 RAF - Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 C 14
Wireless Operator F/Lt. J.N. Francis 47316 RAF Survived - POW
Air Gunner F/Lt. W.R. Chalk 47910 RAF Survived - POW
Air Despatcher Drv. R.E. Ashton T161755 RASC - Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 C 16
Air Despatcher Drv. E.H. Showell RASC Survived - POW
Passenger S/Ldr. C.A.G. Wingfield 199026 RAF - Oosterbeek War Cemetery; 4 C 15
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4166&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 16:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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