Dakota Mk III KG586
233 Squadron - Arnhem Resupply - 21st September 1944
Crew of 8 taken prisoner (source "Though without anger" Colin Cummings)
To date (Nov 2022) only flight crew details available
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Warrant Officer Russell F R (Captain)
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Flight Sergeant Jones F H (Second Pilot)
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Warrant Officer Schofield D C (Navigator)
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Warrant Officer Burgess L (Radio Operator)
Take off of aircraft at 1312 from main runway of RAF Blakehill Farm
"THREE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO RETURN - NOTHING BEING HEARD FROM THEM SINCE THEY LEFT BASE"
KG586
KG399 (see article)
KG566 (see article)
Sources
“Though Without Anger”, Colin Cummings
Ministry of Defence Netherlands - NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE!
Paradata - NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
AirFrame Dossier - NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
www.aviation-safety.net - NO INFORMTION AVAILABLE
miscellavia.com/operationmarketgarden
"A CONTROLLED CRASH LANDING AT BENNEKOM"
Wikipedia - "Bennekom"
"SEVERAL ALLIED AIRCRAFT WERE SHOT DOWN IN THE PARISH"