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Stirling EE897 Information

Type	Stirling
Serial Number	EE897
Squadron	75
X1D	AA-G
Operation	Gardening
Date 1	4th November 1943
Date 2	5th November 1943

Further Information

Serial range EE871 - EE918. 48 Stirling Mk.111. Part of a batch of 260 Short S.29 Stirling Mk.111/1V. EE871-EE918; EE937-EE975; EF114-EF163; EF177-EF217; EF231-EF277; EF289-EF316 Mk.111; EF317-EF323 Mk.1V; EE889; EE900; EE960; EE962; EE966; EF1441; EF213; EF214; EF234; EF237; EF241-EF244; EF248; EF256; EF260; EF261; EF263-EF265; EF267-EF270; EF272-EF277; EF292; EF293; EF295-EF298; EF303; EF305; EF306; EF309; EF311; EF314; EF316 were converted to Mk.1V. Delivered by Short & Harland between May43 and Jul43. Contract No.774677/38. Delivered to No.75 Sqdn 29Jun43. EE897 was one of three No.75 Sqdn Stirlings lost on this operation. See: BF461; BK778. EE897 had completed sixteen operations. Airborne 1557 4Nov43 from Mepal to lay mines off the Friesian Islands (Nectarines Region). Lost without trace. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. F/O N.C.B.Wilson RNZAF KIA Sgt R.W.J.Stratton KIA F/O T.Lodge RNZAF KIA F/O A.T.Dance RNZAF KIA F/S R.Charlton KIA Sgt L.C.Gaskins KIA F/S A.G.Fawcett RNZAF KIA