ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53027
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| Date: | Sunday 28 December 1941 |
| Time: | 21:04 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z9202 |
| MSN: | MH-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
| RAF Dishforth |
Took off from RAF Dishforth at 17:24 hrs local time for a bombing operation to Emden in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Siegfried Ney of the 5./NJG 2, flying in Bf 110 D-0 R4+AN.
All commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Sgt F G W Roberts (KIA)
Sgt J H Durning RCAF (KIA)
Sgt O H Burchell RCAF (KIA)
Sgt R A Priestley (KIA)
Sgt H J Groom (KIA)
Sgt E A Spicer (KIA)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1370&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 196.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-May-2016 19:57 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2018 13:05 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Apr-2020 18:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2021 19:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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