ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226043
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 April 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9048 |
| MSN: | AWA.1501 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Target: Aalborg Airfield, Aalborg -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Armstrong Whitley Whitley B.Mk. IV K9048 (MH-P) of 51 Squadron, RAF crashed, during flight to attack Aalborg Aerodrome, Denmark, 24 April 1940. the aircraft was struck by flak and later force landed near Oslo, Norway. All five crew survived, were captured, and taken as POWs
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Thomas Keith "the Breed" Milne RAF 39106 [PoW]
Observer : Flying Officer Bernard Warren Hayward MiD RAF 39521 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant John Buchan Ritchie RAF 550360 [PoW]
Front Gunner : Warrant Officer Albert William George Lyne RAF 531756 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Leading Aircraftman Frank Hargreaves RAF 619153 [PoW]
The London Gazette states that Bernard Hayward relinquished his RAF Flt/Lt Commission in November 1944 on appointment to the RCAF, presumably while he was a prisoner of war.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1976 p 75)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/167: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14141968
3. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/whitley/25575-K90481940-04-24.html
4. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york39/k8938.html
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2019 20:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Jun-2019 05:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Apr-2024 06:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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