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September 19th 1944

On September 19th 1944 a Stirling LJ939 of no.190 Squadron crashed southwest of Sportpark Bilderberg, Oosterbeek.
Originally buried near the aircraft, the casualties were reinterred in Oosterbeek War Cemetery.
The aircrraft was hit by German Flak.

Crew:

Pilot:     S/Ldr  J.P. GILLIARD, KIA
Nav:       F/O    R.   LAWTON, PoW
AB:        F/O    N.S. McEWEN, KIA
Fl/Eng:    F/Sgt  C.T. BYRNE, WIA / PoW
WOp/AG:    P/O    C.H. LANE, PoW
AG:        F/O    R.G. CULLEN, PoW
Passenger: S/Ldr  F.N. ROYLE-BANTOFT, PoW


Air despatcher	Driver D. BREADING, KIA
Air despatcher	Driver F. TAYLOR, KIA
both of 253 (Airborne) Composite Company, RASC