ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309203
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 1419 (Special Duties) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | T4264 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cognelee, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
| RAF Stradishall |
The aircraft was engaged in dropping a Belgian Special Intelligence Services agent into Belgium. Shot down by light flak from 200 feet.
The aircraft shot down and crashed at Namur, Belgium, 18/02/1941.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Francis John Baptist Keast RAF 28090 [PoW]
Flying Officer Eric Neil Baker RAF 41651 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 31 October, 1939) [PoW]
Sergeant David Harold Bernard RAF 966856 [PoW]
Sergeant Archibald John Cameron RAF 517909 [PoW]
Sergeant D W Davies RAF 904254 [PoW]
Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Stanley McMurdie RAF 43832 (NCO:580024 : Commission Gazetted Friday 19 September, 1941) [PoW]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses, Volume 8, page 1941
POW list
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2023 13:52 | Nepa | Updated |
| 17-Feb-2024 07:25 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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