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by pietsnellen
Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:15 am
Forum: Headquarters
Topic: Crash of Short Stirling R9167, Call code OJ-N of 149 Squadron
Replies: 4
Views: 7767

Re: Crash of Short Stirling R9167, Call code OJ-N of 149 Squadron

Thank you very much for your kind reply James. They gave their lives for our freedom !!
by pietsnellen
Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:54 pm
Forum: Short Stirling Aircraft Database
Topic: Short Stirling N 6045 U Crash 8 september 1941 Holland
Replies: 1
Views: 7148

Re: Short Stirling N 6045 U Crash 8 september 1941 Holland

Date: 08-SEP-1941 Time: Type: Short Stirling I Owner/operator: 15 Squadron Royal Air Force Registration: N6045 C/n / msn: LS-U Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Hengelo, Gelderland - Netherlands Phase: Combat Nature: Military Depa...
by pietsnellen
Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:22 pm
Forum: Headquarters
Topic: Crash of Short Stirling R9167, Call code OJ-N of 149 Squadron
Replies: 4
Views: 7767

Re: Crash of Short Stirling R9167, Call code OJ-N of 149 Squadron

On October 7th the memorial was unveiled in Kronenberg -The Netherlands as a tribute to the crew of Short Stirling R9167 with code OJ-N, which crashed there on October 2nd 1942 after being shot down by a German nighthunter from 1 Nachtjagdgeschwader Venlo. Some 14 family members of the crew were at ...
by pietsnellen
Mon Aug 07, 2017 7:57 pm
Forum: Headquarters
Topic: Crash of Short Stirling R9167, Call code OJ-N of 149 Squadron
Replies: 4
Views: 7767

Crash of Short Stirling R9167, Call code OJ-N of 149 Squadron

Short Stirling R9167 (Call code OJ-N) 149 Squadron A.F.C. R.A.F. Date: October 2nd 1942 at 21.34h Place of crash: Bedelaarspad at Kronenberg (Municipality Sevenum, The Netherlands) Aircraft: Short Stirling Mk1 Reg.nr. R9167, Code OJ-N Airfield UK: Lakenheath Target: Krefeld Cause of the crash: Shot ...