ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53607
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 April 1941 |
| Time: | 00:27 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 58 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4145 |
| MSN: | GE-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woortmansdijk road, Westerbroek, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 20:55 LT for an operation to Kiel, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Paul Gildner of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G9+HM from Leeuwarden airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Ronald McCoy Carrapiett RAFVR 87026 (NCO:745098 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 19 November, 1940) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Anthony John White RAFVR 745867 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Cecil Frank Jones RAFVR 89361 (NCO:957411 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 January, 1941) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Arthur Clifford Wroath RAFVR 904837 [Killed]
Sergeant Arthur Ronald Mason RAF 631202 [PoW]
Those who died are buried in the Esserveld General Cemetery.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0983&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses in the Second World War 1941 Page 38.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Apr-2016 19:45 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2017 07:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Apr-2019 12:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Jun-2022 09:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Apr-2024 06:31 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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