ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204939
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P5004 |
| MSN: | EL-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abingdon |
Takeoff at 22:59 hrs for the third 1000 bomber raid, this time the target being Bremen in Germany.
Ditched in the North Sea. All the crew were rescued by Air Sea Rescue launch. Plt Off Colledge RCAF was awarded the DFC for his actions during this operation:
Plt Off W W Colledge
Sgt J V Karleff
Sgt A J Ennals
Sgt E A Taylor
Sgt W E McCarthy
Sources:
Bomber Command (OTU) Losses 1942
10 OTU
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=P5004+
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2018 15:35 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 18:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2020 10:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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