ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53154
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| Date: | Sunday 7 September 1941 |
| Time: | 01:07 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6970 |
| MSN: | DY-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vortum-Mullem, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
| RAF Topcliffe |
Takeoff at 21:05 local time for an operation to a chemical factory at Hüls (Krefeld) in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
To the south of Nijmegen, the aircraft was engaged by two night fighter pilots, Uffz. Schienbein of the 2./NJG 1 (based at Venlo) and Ofw. Schmale of the III./NJG 1 (based at Twente). After official evaluation of the claims, the latter pilot was credited with the victory.
All are buried in Woensel General Cemetery:
Sgt P C Eyre (KIA)
Sgt L A Stock RCAF (KIA)
Sgt K P Withyman (KIA)
Sgt T McGill (KIA)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1254&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 138.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 January 1941 | T4227 | 102 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea 50 km east of Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-May-2016 16:27 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Mar-2020 16:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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