ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313894
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 502 (Ulster) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6831 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Bay of Biscay -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF St. Eval, Cornwall |
Whitley Z6831: Lost on an Anti-Submarine patrol among those lost ; aircraft failed to return from an operational flight over the Bay of Biscay. After engine failure, aircraft ditched Bay of Biscay. 11/02/1942.
Crew: All missing believed killed;
F/Lt Michael O. WEIZMANN (74356) RAFVR - was a son of the first president of Israël Dr Cham Weizmann.
Sgt Joseph HUMPHRIES (751540) RAFVR
P/O Kenneth T. REEVES (67685) RAF
Sgt Douglas W. SMITH (650141) RAF
P/O Peter P. SMITH (106517) RAFVR
Sgt Alexander WHEELER (648714) RAF
Sources:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1531206/michael-oser-weizmann/
AIR81/12086 C17082836
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2023 17:34 | Nieman | Added |
| 28-May-2023 08:28 | Nieman | Updated |
| 30-May-2023 08:27 | Nepa | Updated |
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