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| Date: | Saturday 28 June 1941 |
| Time: | 01:11 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 102 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4269 |
| MSN: | DY- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westerbelmhusen, Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:36 LT for an operation to Bremen, Germany.
Hit by the 1. & 2./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 274 and the 1./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 254.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Albert Philip Nicoll RAFVR 969415 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Morray Nigel Feltham Jones RAFVR 88866 (NCO:904591 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 January, 1941) [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Austen Bleakley RAFVR 82734 (NCO:755829 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 August, 1940) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Rudolf Dey Davidson RAFVR 971260 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Edward George Whitehead RAFVR 916405 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Arthur Pratt RAF 808346 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=T4269
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2019 07:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2019 09:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-May-2024 08:24 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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