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| Date: | Saturday 26 July 1941 |
| Time: | 02:35 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6866 |
| MSN: | DY-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maurik, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
| RAF Topcliffe |
Mission:Hanover. Took off from RAF Topcliffe at 2230 hrs. Hit by flak and crashed 0235 hrs at Maurik (Gelderland), 14 km ENE of Culemborg, Holland.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Henry George Benfield RAF 745687 [PoW]
Sergeant Kenneth Samuel Carter RAF 983204 [PoW]
Pilot Officer Idrwerth Patrick Bentley Denton RAF 64263 (NCO:1100857 : Commission Gazetted Friday 16 May, 1941) [PoW]
Sergeant Walter Raymond Gibson RAF 942812 [PoW]
Sergeant Robert Valentine Harnett RAF 1306100 [PoW]
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1941%20sec_tcm5-7282.pdf
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 103.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2016 20:01 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2018 17:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jul-2019 17:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Feb-2025 08:31 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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