ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200773
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1942 |
| Time: | 22:38 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z9311 |
| MSN: | MH-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 40 km W of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
Took off from RAF Dishforth at 17:34 for Emden. Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Helmut Lent of the Stab II./NJG 2, who was flying Bf 110 R4+EC from Leeuwarden airfield - North Sea 40 km West of Terschelling at 22:38. All the crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Bernard Sides RAFVR 100581 [Killed] (NCO:1063756 Commission Gazetted : Friday 01 August, 1941)
Crew : Sergeant James Joseph Clarke RAF 624831 [Killed]
Crew : Flight Sergeant Bernard Leslie Hart RAFVR 746920 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Donald Arthur Richards RAFVR 1055928 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Norman Viner RAFVR 1305770 [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 October 1941 | Z9141 | 51 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Eendrachtweg, De Cocksdorp, Texel, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 24 April 1942 | BD190 | 51 Sqn RAF | 0 | Hellifield 9 miles WNW of Skipton Yorkshire |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2017 20:17 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 04-Nov-2018 13:05 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 02-Nov-2019 11:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Jan-2024 07:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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