ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53063
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| Date: | Saturday 8 November 1941 |
| Time: | 23:03 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6567 |
| MSN: | MH-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 'Kuilweide' at Tolke, Schagen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 17:52 hrs local time for a bombing operation to Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld of the 5./NJG 2, who had taken off from Bergen airfield.
The crew was initially buried at Huisduinen, but currently rests at Bergen op Zoom war cemetery in Noord-Brabant:
Pilot S/Ldr. H.F. McCullagh 70421 RAF / grave 34 B 2
Second Pilot P/O. J.A. Nutt 101556 RAF / grave 34 B 1
Observer Sgt. V.F.D. Kirk 921911 RAF / grave 34 B 4
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. J.L. Holloway 947424 RAF / grave 34 B 5
Rear Gunner Sgt. C.D. Thomas 963046 RAF / grave 34 B 3
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1337&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Apr-2020 05:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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