ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53062
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| Date: | Saturday 8 November 1941 |
| Time: | 06:15 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6839 |
| MSN: | MH-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Bierum and 't Zandt, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
| RAF Dishforth |
Took off from RAF Dishforth at 22:29 hrs local time for Berlin.
Outward-bound, the aircraft suffered engine trouble; homeward-bound, all crew bailed out:
Sgt A W MacMurray RCAF (POW)
Sgt A J Robottom (POW)
Sgt C Kelly RCAF (POW)
Sgt J H Telfer (POW)
Sgt S J T Wilkins (POW)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1338&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 174.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 May 1941 | P5106 | 51 Sqn RAF | 5 | Budel, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-May-2016 14:10 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2018 13:05 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Apr-2020 20:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2020 20:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 08:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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