ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226921
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 July 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4209 |
| MSN: | EY-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham |
Takeoff at 23:00 hrs for an operation to Hamm, Germany.
Over the target, damaged by Flak (engine knocked out).
Over the North Sea west of Texel island, intercepted and damaged by an unidentified Bf 110 at around 03:00 hrs.
Finally, the aircraft was ditched on the sea off the British coast.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant William Morrison McQuitty RAAF Aus/408014 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Edward Alan Scott RAFVR 87404 [Killed] (NCO:748238 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 26 November, 1940)
Observer : Sergeant J F Hafferden RAF
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant David John Clow RAFVR 970463 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Forster RAFVR 982883 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=T4209
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2019 11:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Jul-2019 14:32 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2023 05:28 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator]] |
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