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| Date: | Wednesday 9 July 1941 |
| Time: | 03:40 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6627 |
| MSN: | ZA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 60 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Takeoff at 22:29 hrs for an operation to Hamm, Germany.
On return, shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Rudolf Schoenert of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 C-7 G9+WM from Bergen airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant George Bertram Lewis RAF 805396 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Cyril John Bevan RAFVR 755892 [Killed]
Sergeant Rodney Victor Butcher RAFVR 962421 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Frank Wilson RAFVR 89362 (NCO:983139 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 January, 1941) [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
http://www.moseleians.co.uk/roll-of-honour-2/
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6627
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2015 11:42 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jul-2019 11:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Jul-2025 14:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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