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| Date: | Thursday 2 October 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6941 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | Celtic Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Leeming |
Lost returning from Operations to Stuttgart, ditched in the Celtic Sea 22nm South-West of Milford Haven. The crew were rescued.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Thomas William George Godfrey MBE DFC RAF 68176 (NCO:1376148 : Commission Gazetted Friday 04 July, 1941)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant T J Beare RCAF R/50837
Sergeant Watt RAF
Pilot Officer Watts RAF
Sergeant Webster RAF
Sources:
www.backtonormandy.org
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2020 07:32 | ordavies | Added |
| 30-May-2020 08:12 | Boile A. | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Plane category, Operator, ] |
| 01-Jun-2024 07:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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