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| Date: | Saturday 28 June 1941 |
| Time: | 02:44 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 102 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6572 |
| MSN: | DY-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wattenmeer northeast of Butjadingen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:30 LT for an operation to Bremen, Germany.
Hit by Flak of the Flak-Untergruppen-Kommando Süd.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader William Condie McArthur DFM RAF 43694 (NCO:562811 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 June, 1940) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Donald Macauley Philp RAFVR 984421 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Ernest John James Raper RAFVR 751176 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Samuel Shannon Carlile RAF 816208 [Killed]
Sergeant William James Clarke RAF 630870 [Killed]
S/L McArthur was a veteran bomber pilot who, as a Sgt Pilot, had flown on 102 Sqdn's first wartime operation. His DFM Gazetted 17-5-40, his commission effective from April 1st 1940.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6572
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2019 07:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2019 09:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 29-Jul-2024 17:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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