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Details about Wargraves of Commonwealth airmen
in the Netherlands

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September 21st 1944

On September 21st 1944 a Short Stirling LJ843 of no.196 Squadron crashed north of "Oranje Nassau's Oord", Wageningen, The Netherlands at 12:55h.
The aircraft was shot down by German Flak.


Crew:

Pilot:     F/Sgt. Ch.R.J. GREEN, KIA
Nav:       F/Sgt. R.G. PHILLIPS, KIA
AB:        F/Sgt. L. MARSH, KIA
Fl/Eng:    F/Sgt. D.J. ALLAWAY, KIA
WO/AG:     F/Sgt. R. COWAN, KIA
AG:        F/Sgt. D.H. GRANT, KIA

Driver S.V. ARMAND, KIA Driver J.R. HARRIS, KIA both of 63 (Airborne) Composite Company, RASC

Homebase of no.196 Sq. was Keevil
Target: Re-Supply mission


Details supplied by Joop Sieperman




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