Accident Short Stirling Mk III LK387,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51155
 
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Date:Sunday 5 December 1943
Time:03:03 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic strl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Stirling Mk III
Owner/operator:623 Sqn RAF
Registration: LK387
MSN: IC-P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Missing, Waddenzee, off Dutch coast -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Downham Market, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed under unknown circumstances.
The aircraft was on a Gardening (mine-laying) operation to the Nectarines area.

Takeoff time: 23:41
Crew:
Pilot P/O. N.J. Veech 412765 RAAF Runnymede Memorial 191
Flight engineer Sgt. J.S. Bates 1800729 RAF Runnymede Memorial 142
Navigator Sgt. A.D. Peacock 1339367 RAF Runnymede Memorial 161
Bomb aimer F/Sgt. W.K. Sutherland R/143237 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 185
W/Op/AG Sgt. A.G. Norton 1258052 RAF Runnymede Memorial 160
Air gunner Sgt. J.D. Hickling 911628 RAF Runnymede Memorial 153
Air gunner Sgt. J. Phillips 1631900 RAF Runnymede Memorial 161

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3185&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
03-Dec-2018 07:40 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
04-Dec-2018 16:10 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]
23-Jun-2022 10:27 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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