Harwell - Harwell

On September 23, 1944 at 04:05 PM, Harwell - Harwell experienced a crash involving Short S.29 Stirling, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Renkum Gelderland.

The flight was categorized as supply and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft left RAF Harwell at 1434LT on a supply mission over Holland. While approaching the drop zone located in the region of Arnhem, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a wooded area. All eight crew members were killed. Crew: F/O William Baker, pilot, F/Lt John Dickson, navigator, F/O Robert Carter Booth, bomb aimer, P/O Francis George Totterdill, wireless operator, Sgt Richard Bert Bond, flight engineer, F/Sgt Dennis James Blencowe, air gunner, Robert William Hayton, Reginald Shore.

Aircraft reference details include registration EF298, MSN V8-T.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.9917°, 5.7917°.