ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234162
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| Date: | Monday 25 August 1941 |
| Time: | 01:20 claim |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6466 |
| MSN: | EY-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wavre, Walloon Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham |
Takeoff at 20:09 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
On return, the aircraft was shot down by Leutnant Sigmund & Unteroffizier Bauer of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield. The entire crew perished:
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant William George Rogers RAF 521372 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Eric Charles Findon RAFVR 930735 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant James Hadfield RAFVR 967735 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Walter Donald Edge RAFVR 1152264 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Benjamin Douglas RAFVR 1378433 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/whitley-bij-waver
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6466
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2020 22:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Dec-2021 20:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 01:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Aug-2023 06:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Location]] |
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