ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201148
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| Date: | Friday 27 February 1942 |
| Time: | 21:38 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z9148 |
| MSN: | KN-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Holtgast, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Operation - Wilhelmshaven (Scharnhorst).
Claimed by Lt Leopold Fellerer 5./NJG 2 - Near Holtgast NNE of Aurich: 4,100m at 21:38. All the crew are buried in Sage War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Morris Donald Darwin McCarthy RNZAF NZ/403976 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Arthur Robert Harrington RAFVR 1264074 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Bert Gordon Hibell RNZAF NZ/404029 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Meredith Farley Shilan RAFVR 946428 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Roland Wilfred Lancaster RAF 611985 [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2017 21:11 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 11-Nov-2018 14:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Feb-2022 09:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2024 08:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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