Short Stirling Mk1 W7630 MG-M, 7th Sq, Echt, netherlands
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N 51° 04.961 E 005° 55.703
31U E 705099 N 5663098
Crash on 10/9/1942 of British Short Stirling
Waymark Code: WMZHAM
Location: Limburg, Netherlands
Date Posted: 11/13/2018
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On of the six planes crashed in this regio.
Crash on 10-9-1942 of the RAF Short Stirling Mk I W7630 MG-M 7 Sqn.; crew 2 persons KIA - 4 persons MIA - 1 person EVS – 1 person POW. Namen: F/L DFC& Bar Leslie R. Barr- P/O Ernest R. M. Runnacles- P/O Irwin D.Fountain- Sgt.John Greenwood- Sgt.Maurice S.Pepper- Sgt.Peter B.P.Price- P/O DFC Philip G.Freberg- P/O Eric H.Cook.
Routebeschrijving:via Houtstraat- Brugweg- Pepinusbrug tot routonde. Hier ga je rechts, deze weg heet Bos en Broek. Het herdenkingsteken staat ongeveer 75 meter verder aan de rechterkant van de weg.
Coördinaten: 51° 4‘ 57“ N, 5° 55‘ 43“ E
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Date of Crash: 09/10/1942
Aircraft Model: Short Stirling
Military or Civilian: Military
Tail Number: W7630 MG-M
Cause of Crash: Shot down
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