The following information are the logs of the Stirling Aircraft our crew flew in. They
are the complete history of each aircraft, and are an interesting insight into the
activities of the different crews who flew in them.
************
EE874
Short Stirling Mk III
Hercules VI ( engines )
Built by Short and Harland Ltd
Contract No. 774677/38
Date TOC unit Operations/Incidents Code Load Release In air Captain
5/6/43 214Sqn
11/6/43 Dusseldorf G 1x1000GP,120x30 10,000` 2359/0435 Sgt RP Reynolds
1x1000LD,2N (G£32B)
19/6 Le Creusot G 4x1000GP 10500` 2215/0515 P/O RG Gray
2x1000LD.E
21/6 Krefeld G 88x30,1105x4 12,000` 0010/0340 F/O JC Dixon
65x4X,2N(24)
22/6 Mulheim G 88x30,1105x4 12000` 2350/0355 F/O JC Dixon
65x4X,1N(G1)
24/7 Hamburg G 720x4,90x4X,72x30 ? 2230/0030 P/O JH Verrall
PI failed:unable to maintain
height;fthst pt 5317N 0235E
jettisoned there
25/7 Mining W Frrisians G 3xC302,3xA108 1500` 2250/0325 SgtTutt
5327N0510E
17/8/43 196Sqn
8/9/43 Boulogne-Sur-Mer ZO:S 3x1000,14x500 ? 2112/2300 F/S GH Kogel
Engine trouble: jettisoned
3x1000 and fuel from No2
tanks. 5121N 0142E
8/10 Mining La Pallice S 4x1500 5,000 2359/0534 F/S RA Hancock
Landed Mepal
20/10 Mining Frisians S 4x1500 2,000 1821/2142 F/S CR Green
5354N 05214E
8/2/44 SOE France U 2105/0235 F/O HP Vanrenen
28/2/44 1665 CU
20/4/44 When carrying out approach .../... F/S JH Atkinson
at Tilstock stb engine failed
and caught fire: feathered
and extinguished.
9/12/44 19MU
27/9/45 SOC (Obsolete)
SOC ( Struck Of Charge)
************
LK510
Short Stirling Mk III (Cv Mk IV)
Hercules XVI
Built by Austin Motors Ltd. Marston Green
Contract No. b982939/39
Date TOC Unit Operations/Incidents Code Load Release In air Captain
10/2/44 23MU
20/4/44 196 Sqn
28/4/44 Wheelwright 95 F ZO:U 2209/0526 P/O CW King
3/5 Trainer 125F U 20c,2pk 2201/0448 F/L HP Vanrenen
5/6 Tonga DZ "N" Caen F U 17t,9c 2331/0226 F/L HP Vanrenen
Badley damaged by l/f
over DZ.
5/6 6 Cat Ac/FB
26/6/44 196 Sqn
