ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52514
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Date: | Friday 2 October 1942 |
Time: | 22:45 |
Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
Owner/operator: | 161 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | Z6653 |
MSN: | MA-D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | North Sea off Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Operation: Special Duties / Special Operations Executive / target: Lettuce 7
Takeoff time: 21:00
The aircraft was ditched in the North Sea, under unknown circumstances.
Pilot / P/O. E. Edge 49634 RAF / prisoner of war
Second Pilot / Sgt. J.R.S. Scott 1388136 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 93
Observer / P/O. J.A.C. Kite 49684 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 70
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. K.T. Harbridge 1160931 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 85
Rear Gunner / Sgt. D.L. Taafe 1253986 RAF / prisoner of war
Air Despatcher / Sgt. A. Gander 1320955 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 83
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1863&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield= Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
02-Oct-2017 20:08 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
02-Nov-2018 17:48 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
04-Aug-2020 08:30 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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