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| Date: | Monday 18 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IA |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2872 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Wihelmshaven port -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington (EGXH) |
Wellington N2872 Took off 09:00hrs from RAF Honington for raid on Wilhelmshaven.. Shot down by enemy fighters off Wilhelmshaven Germany. 18.12.1939
12 out of 22 Wellingtons shot down on this mission.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Archibald John Guthrie RAF 34155 [Killed]
Flying Officer John Edgar Atkinson RAF 39646 [Killed]
Leading Aircraftman Josias Melville Fletcher Key RAF 520262 [Killed]
Leading Aircraftman Thomas Leo Marlin RAF 550205 [Killed]
Sergeant Bertie Joseph Pickess RAF 580809 [Killed]
Sergeant Harold Walter Tyrrell RAF 516328 [Killed]
All are rememered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999, published 1991
ORB
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2012 10:38 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 03-Jan-2021 12:22 | Glog | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jan-2025 07:51 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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