ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53499
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 November 1940 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4208 |
| MSN: | KN-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Bloemenkampsweg 1, Lettele, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.V T4208 ("KN-T") of 77 Squadron, RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire. Written off (destroyed) 13/11/1940 when crashed at Lettele, municipality of Deventer in the Dutch province of Overijssel Netherlands (at approximate Coordinates: 52°17 'N, 6°16' E). (Target: Wesseling). Four of the crew of five were killed. Crew of Whitley T4208 were:
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Geoffrey Maurice Wiltshear RAF 42779 [PoW]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Geoffrey Henocq RAFVR 82688 [Killed] (NCO:742998 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 20 August, 1940)
Observer : Sergeant Herbert Hutchinson RAF 581390 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Albert Ernest George Everest RAF 643045 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Alexander Duff Wilson RAFVR 971171 [Killed]
Sources:
1. http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1940%20sec_tcm5-7281.pdf
2. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=T4208
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2619569/everest,-albert-ernest-george/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2619595/henocq,-geoffrey/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2619752/wilson,-alexander-duff/
6. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettele
7. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0900&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
8. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 1941 | T4164 | 77 Sqn RAF | 0 | Heumensoord wood, Malden, Gelderland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Oct-2018 19:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 14:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2020 20:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 12-Nov-2023 07:20 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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