Short Stirling MkIV  LK147 (ZO-Q)

                                                       Stirling MkIV - Image from Peter Van Gelderen

This aircraft took part in "Operation Doomsday". It took off from Shepherds Grove, along with 14 other Stirlings. 13 of these returned to base, as low clouds, fog and rain set in. One of the Stirlings managed to land at Gardermoen, and LK147 was only about one kilometer from the runway when it crashed. Eyewitnesses said that they could see smoke and fire in an engine on the left side of the plane before it crashed into the ground, killing all onboard. They were first buried at the crashsite, but were later moved to Vestre Gravlund in Oslo.

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Information on LK147 and            Motorcycle frame.      Undercarriage part.

"Operation Doomsday",                          

has been placed near the crashsite.

Armour plating.                             Landing gear part.                    

Crashsite visited July 2003