ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53252
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| Date: | Thursday 7 August 1941 |
| Time: | 02:19 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6488 |
| MSN: | MH-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ginderover - Heeze, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
| RAF Dishforth |
Mission : Frankfurt. Took off from RAF Dishforth at 2200 hrs.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Werner Streib of the Stab I./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield.
Sgt Haines died within a few hours of the crash and he is buried in Woensel General Cemetery.
Crew
Sgt R J Allen (POW)
Sgt A R B Ward (POW)
Plt Off F T Clayton (POW)
Sgt G Haines (Inj/Later died)
Sgt P E Tripp (POW)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1164&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 110.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-May-2016 18:30 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2018 13:05 | stehlik49 | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 11-Feb-2020 13:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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