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| Date: | Tuesday 30 September 1941 |
| Time: | 01:09 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z9150 |
| MSN: | KN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Levensauer Hochbrücke at Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:05 hrs local time for an operation to Stettin (modern Poland).
The aircraft was coned by a Marine Flak searchlight, hit by Marine Flak (naval artillery) and crashed in flames.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Edgar Gordon Smith RAFVR 101035 (NCO:745215 : Commission Gazetted Friday 08 August, 1941) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Alan Harry Keeling Pedley RAFVR 962565 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Harold Walton McColm RCAF R/56135 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Ronald William Dunkley RAFVR 952912 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant John Clifton Hiltz RCAF R/65468 [Killed]
All lie at the Kiel War Cemetery, Germany (54.345657 / 10.124720)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z9150
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2020 17:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Aug-2024 12:29 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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