ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226677
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 July 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6584 |
| MSN: | ZA- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Thetford, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:40 hrs for an operation to Duisburg, Germany.
On return, shot down by a Luftwaffe intruder aircraft of the I./NJG 2, based at Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Alan Reid Beveridge RAFVR 748353 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Graham Aeron Alcock RAFVR 978333 [Killed]
Sergeant Bassett RAF
Sergeant Lawson RAF
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6584
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 June 1941 | P5055 | 10 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Todendorf, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
| 28 June 1941 | P5016 | 10 Sqn RAF | 4 | Klein Hansdorf, Jersbek, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 9 August 1941 | Z6815 | 10 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea off Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2019 12:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jun-2019 10:28 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities] |
| 31-Mar-2024 14:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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