ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53078
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| Date: | Saturday 1 November 1941 |
| Time: | 22:04 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6749 |
| MSN: | DY-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off the Dutch coast -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
| RAF Topcliffe |
Took off from RAF Topcliffe at 17:40 hrs, for an operation to Kiel in Germany.
The aircraft was engaged by Wellington gunners and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludolf Schmitz of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110; crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast.
All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Plt Off V M Albrecht (KIA)
Sgt J Glover (KIA)
Sgt J C Brooke (KIA)
Sgt P A Champion (KIA)
Sgt D C Duguid (KIA)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1323A&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 171.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-May-2016 13:38 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Apr-2020 14:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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