ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203821
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 1502 BAT Flt RAF |
| Registration: | Z9307 |
| MSN: | -H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weert, Bornem, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:10 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Germany.
The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances, presumably due to battle damage. Debris was scattered towards Temse.
Those who did not survive rest at Schoonselhof cemetery:
Pilot:81352 Sqn Ldr John Alain Stobart Russell DFC PoW Stalag Luft 3 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 39664
Pilot:404884 Plt Off Dennis Grant Box RNZAF - Antwerp (Schoonselhof) Cemtery II. H. 41.
Observer:R/77436 Flt Sgt James Herbert Godbehere RCAF - Antwerp (Schoonselhof) Cemtery II. H. 40.
1652764 Fg Off D W Foster DFM PoW
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:926978 Sgt William Harding Orman - Antwerp (Schoonselhof) Cemtery II. H. 42.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses VOLUME 3 1942 amendments and additions
CWGC
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/whitley-bij-weert
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z9307
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2018 18:33 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 04-Jan-2018 18:40 | Red Dragon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Dec-2018 22:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Mar-2019 17:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Apr-2020 14:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2020 14:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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