Caythorpe Heath Stirling Memorial
Caythorpe Heath, Lincolnshire
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Caythorpe Heath, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire
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Aircraft & Operation Details
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Further Reading
Memorial record for the crew of Stirling LJ450 at Caythorpe Heath. The aircraft from 1654 HCU was shot down by a Luftwaffe Me410 intruder during a night navigation and bombing exercise on 12 April 1944.
Shot down by Me410 intruder piloted by Hptm Dietrich Puttfarken (II/KG51)Memorial plaque unveiled 7 July 2004Night navigation exercise with bombing practice on Bassingham Fen range
Official heritage record for the Short Stirling aircraft crash site and memorial at Caythorpe. Crash site covered by a small copse maintained as a memorial to the crew.
Heritage monument reference MLI116375Crash site copse preserved as memorial
Imperial War Museums register entry for the memorial to the crew of Short Stirling III LJ450 at Caythorpe, Lincolnshire.
IWM memorial reference 54193Four killed, four survived by bailing out
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