ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53267
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| Date: | Saturday 26 July 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6576 |
| MSN: | DY- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 km west of De Kooy, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:24 hrs for an operation to Hannover, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by a night fighter.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Eric Alliott Verdon-Roe RAF 34185 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial 28
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer William Larry Rees RAFVR 63845 (NCO:1174811 : Commission Gazetted Friday 09 May, 1941) [Killed] Runnymede Memorial 34
Observer : Sergeant Anthony Russell Holmes RAFVR 968372 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial 45
Wireless Operator : Sergeant William Albert McGinley RAFVR 926591 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial 47
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Leslie Netherclift RAFVR 939319 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial 49
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1144&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 June 1941 | Z6489 | 102 Sqn RAF | 6 | Gagelse Akkers, Waalre, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 28 June 1941 | T4269 | 102 Sqn RAF | 6 | Westerbelmhusen, Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
| 15 August 1941 | Z6877 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 1 | near Sögel, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 26 January 1942 | Z9283 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea possibly off Schiermonnikoog, Friesland | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jul-2019 17:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2019 17:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Mar-2024 20:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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