ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53204
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 August 1941 |
| Time: | 02:20 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6811 |
| MSN: | MH-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 200 metres west of the Maas-Waalkanaal canal at Heumen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth |
| RAF Dishforth |
Takeoff at 21:34 hrs for an operation to Köln in Germany.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights for 4 minutes & intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Wilhelm Dimter of the Stab I./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield.
Those who died are buried in Uden War Cemetery:
Pilot P/O. F.W. Shorrock J/4873 RCAF / prisoner of war
Second Pilot Sgt. J.A.B. Jamieson 1002131 RAF / killed
Observer Sgt. A. Milne 407091 RAAF / killed
Wireless Operator Sgt. F.W. Coles 929448 RAF / prisoner of war
Rear Gunner Sgt. H.R.F. Johnston R/75095 RCAF / killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1209&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 122.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-May-2016 15:51 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2018 13:05 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Mar-2020 15:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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