ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224090
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 1939 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley B Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K8950 |
| MSN: | AWA.1394 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kassel -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield, North Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley B.Mk.II K8950 ("DY-M") of 102 Squadron, RAF. Written off (failed to return) on combat operations 9.9.39: Left RAF Driffield at 23:55 LT with the Ruhr as its objective. Aircraft tasked with a "Nickel" (leaflet dropping) operation. Crashed in unknown circumstances - but most likely shot down by Flak over Thuringia, crashing near Kassel, Germany.
The official Air Ministry file on the incident (File AIR 81/9) states " Whitley K8950 forced to land in Germany, 9 September 1939". All five crew from 102 Squadron were taken prisoner. The co-pilot was Pilot Officer Alfred Burke Thompson, a Canadian
Crew of Whitley K8950:
Squadron Leader Stephen Murray - Pilot
Pilot Officer Alan Thompson - Second Pilot
Sergeant Charles Hill - Observer
Aircraftman 1st Class Sam Burry - Wireless Operator
Aircraftman 1st Class Peter Pacey - Rear Gunner
It is reported that AC.1 Sam Burry had the distinction of being POW Number 1 in German POW records
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1976 p 74)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/9; https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14141988
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?9814-Who-was-quot-RAF-Prisoner-No-1-quot&styleid=3
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-armstrong-whitworth-aw38-whitley-iii-kassel
5. http://aircrewremembered.com/murray-sydney-stuart.html
6. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=39164 .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2019 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Apr-2019 10:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Jun-2019 16:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2019 20:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2019 12:36 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 21:59 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Apr-2020 18:38 | TB | Updated [Location] |
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