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| Date: | Tuesday 15 October 1940 |
| Time: | 00:55 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2464 |
| MSN: | WS-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Plathe, Kalbe, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 20:30 hrs local time for an operation against Magdeburg in Sachsen-Anhalt.
The aircraft was coned by a searchlight and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Gerhard Herzog of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Gardelegen airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader John Olding Hinks RAF 36014 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Guy Paul Wentworth Austin RAFVR 77130 : Commission Gazetted Friday 02 February, 1940) [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Albert Edgar Skidmore RAFVR 742236 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Colin Hay RAFVR 965765 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Eric Nield RAFVR 968346 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer John Edward Bartlett RAFVR 78994 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 28 May, 1940) [Killed]
All six men rest in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany (52.507028 / 13.222336)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/hinks-john.html
Google Maps
National ARchives Kew 9 Squadron Record of Events doc AIR27/125/26
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2020 17:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Feb-2025 08:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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