ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53424
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| Date: | Sunday 2 March 1941 |
| Time: | 05:30 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P5108 |
| MSN: | MH-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wattenmeer northwest of Pilsum, Krummhörn, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
Mission-Köln. Took off from RAF Dishforth at 1932 hrs. Last heard on w/t at 0524 hrs and six minutes later the Whitley crash-landed on a sandbank NW of Pilsum Germany. From a report given by Sgt Bruce, it would appear that all survived the crash, but three were killed when the Heinkel He 115, that had taken off part of the bomber's crew, crashed on landing at Seefliegerhorst Borkum-See. Two of the dead are buried at Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, but Sgt Matthews rests in Holland at the Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Victor Walter Bruce RAF 748497 [PoW]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Ronald Smith RAFVR 758058 [PoW, died later]
Observer : Sergeant Reginald Vere Huston RAFVR 745934 [PoW, died later]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Ernest Frederick Matthews RAF 640340 [PoW, died later]
Crew : Sergeant Arthur Mather RAF 648563 [PoW]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0959A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 25.
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 1941 | Z6566 | 51 Sqn RAF | 0 | Dorweiler, Nörvenich, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Mar-2016 06:57 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2017 07:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2019 12:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2024 07:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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