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| Date: | Sunday 7 September 1941 |
| Time: | 03:15 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6864 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Marlington, Ripon, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, Durham |
Whitley Z6864: Took off 20:25 hrs from RAF Middleton St George for bombing mission. 06/09/1941
Crashed after returning from a bombing mission to Huls after being hit by German Luftwaffe.
The crew survived the crash. The plane burnt near Marlington Church, Ripon at 03:15hrs on 07/09/1941
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Bernard Thomas McColl Jones RAAF Aus/400090 [Injured]
Observer : Sergeant Thomas Breech Miller GM RCAF R/64816 [Injured]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Arthur John Jones RAFVR 950124 [Injured]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frederick Wyndham Rouse RAFVR 923907 [Injured]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Robert Vere RAFVR 1379105 [Injured]
Sources:
1. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york41/z6864.html
2. ORB 78 Sqdn RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2014 12:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Dec-2015 17:54 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 05-Feb-2024 11:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jun-2025 06:16 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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