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Old 24th August 2019, 06:22
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Re: 570 Sqn 23/09/44 - a/c and Gliders ?

Alex,

Consult the following book:

http://pdf.boek-durf.be/downloade/53...to-arnhem.html

For a fuller understanding of the re-supply flights, consult the same author's publication:

"Green On" A Detailed Survey of the British Parachute Re-supply Sorties during Operation 'Market Garden' 18 - 25 September 1944 - From Official Records and Personal Accounts.
Van Hees,Arie-Jan
Eijsden:Author,2004

See: pp.262-97 generally, and pp.284-97 particularly, for a detailed coverage of RAF Harwell's (Nos.295 & 570 Sqns) contribution to the re-supply ops on 23 September, 1944 (D+6).

Van Hees (p.293), summarizes the results of 23 September, 1944, thus:

Results.

Of this day's last re-supply serial, the Harwell serial 'tail-end Charlies's' had successfully dropped 666 containers and 104 panniers, 98% of the load carried! However, this relative success had a drawback; no less than 7 aircraft would soon go down, four of them close to the DZ area:

EF298, F/O Baker and crew, 570 Squadron, crashed north of Renkum.

LJ883, P/O Kirkham and crew, 570 Squadron, crashed north of Oosterbeek.

LJ991, F/O Beck and crew, 570 Squadron, crashed near Heteren.

LK191, S/Ldr Cleaver and crew. 570 Squadron, crash-landed near Randwijk.

Two aircraft force landed in Belgium:

LJ996, P/O Murphy and crew, 570 Squadron, landed at B.61 Ghent airfield

LJ986, F/Lt Byrom and crew, 295 Squadron, also landed at B.61, Ghent airfield.

The seventh aircraft which would not return to base was:

LJ622, F/O Burkby and crew, 570 Squadron, which landed at RAF Manston

Col.
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