ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50076
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 570 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LJ594 |
| MSN: | V8-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bosschenhoofd and Zegge, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire |
Takeoff at 12:52 hrs for a re-supply operation in support of the Market Garden operation.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed near the pump station, Bosschenhoofd.
Crew:
Pilot P/O. D.H. Balmer J/87607 RCAF Survived - evader
Second Pilot F/O. G.A. Mombrun 152348 RAF Survived - evader
Flight Engineer Sgt. T. Ireland 1645994 RAF Survived - POW
Navigator F/O. V.C. Keag 134690 RAF Survived - evader
Bomb Aimer P/O. E.G. Blight 177088 RAF Survived - evader
Wireless Operator F/Sgt. R.J. Kempton 1317871 RAF Survived - evader
Air Gunner F/Sgt. J.T. Archer 1131556 RAF Survived - POW
Air Despatcher Cpl. A.E. Barker T180513 RASC Roosendaal cemetery; 3 1 - died in hospital
Air Despatcher Drv. W.H. Bridgeman RASC Survived - evader
- F/Sgt. R.W. Crabb RAF Survived - evader
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4102&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Sep-2019 11:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2022 07:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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