ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141767
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| Date: | Thursday 14 November 1940 |
| Time: | 01:55 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4230 |
| MSN: | ZA-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
On Wednesday, 13 November 1940, (a part of) the aircraft of the 10 squadron (RAF), took off for a mission to Merseburg in Germany from a station (airfield) in or near Leeming. The aircraft departed for the mission at 21:46 and the aircraft was last heard of at 01:55.
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander Kenneth Francis Ferguson RAF 32099 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Charles Stanley Rogers RAF 741897 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Walter Fraser RAFVR 747914 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Alexander Watson RAF 551877 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth Frederick Weston RAFVR 903273 [Killed]
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft T1000-V9999, published 1997
2. https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/whitley/27267-T42301940-11-14.html
3. http://aircrewremembered.com/ferguson-kenneth.html
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2012 07:28 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 15-Mar-2018 21:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2023 07:29 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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