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Whitley Z6462 |
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Type : Whitley Mark : V |
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| 17th January 1941 | Whitley was shot down by marine flak and crashed south east of Den Helder in Holland. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Whitley V Z6462 | ||
| A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
| Name | Info | |
| Barlow, A. E. Click the name above to see a profile of Barlow, A. E. | Barlow, A. E. Sergeant A.E.Barlow of No.58 Squadron was taken prisoner on January 17th 1941. His Whitley (Z6462) was shot down over Holland. | |
| Frampton, J. H. Click the name above to see a profile of Frampton, J. H. | Frampton, J. H. Flight Officer J.H.Frampton of No.58 Squadron was taken prisoner on January 17th 1941. His Whitley (Z6462) was shot down over Holland. | |
| London, R. P. Click the name above to see a profile of London, R. P.
| London, R. P. Sergeant R.P.London of No.58 Squadron was taken prisoner on January 17th 1941. His Whitley (Z6462) was shot down over Holland. | |
| Steven, C. H. Click the name above to see a profile of Steven, C. H. | Steven, C. H. Sergeant C.H.Steven of No.58 Squadron was taken prisoner on January 17th 1941. His Whitley (Z6462) was shot down over Holland. | |
| Wade, R. M. Click the name above to see a profile of Wade, R. M. | Wade, R. M. Sergeant R.M.Wade of No.58 Squadron was taken prisoner on January 17th 1941. His Whitley (Z6462) was shot down over Holland. | |
| Squadrons for : Whitley V Z6462 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Whitley V Z6462. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
| Squadron | Info | |
No.40 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 26th February 1916 Fate : Disbanded 1st February 1957 Hostem coelo expellere - To drive the enemy from the sky | No.40 Sqn RAF 40 Squadron Royal Air Force: 40 squadron was formed at Gosport on 26th February 1916 as a scout squadron equipped with the FE8. One flight went to France in early August and the rest of the squadron at the end of the month. However, the FE8 was soon obsolete and 40 squadron was unable to be effective in its task of fighting when faced with a faster aircraft. In March 1917 the squadron suffered heavy casualties when 9 aircraft were caught on patrol by Jasta 11 led by Manfred von Richthofen and all aircraft were brought down with four pilots killed. Before the end of March they were re-equipped with Nieuport Scouts and with these, 40 squadron began a successful career, flying offensive patrols and developing its own tactics for observation balloon attacks. During this period one of the 40 Squadron officers Lieutenant Edward Mannock (later Major Mannock VC) destroyed 6 enemy aircraft and went on to a highly successful fighting career in command of two other squadrons. Before the end of 1917, 40 Squadron replaced its scouts with the highly successful S.E.5.a and continued offensive operations against the German armed forces until the end of the First World War. It ended the war with a squadron tally of 130 enemy aircraft and 30 balloons destroyed. The squadron returned to the UK in February 1919 and was disbanded 4th July the same year. It was reformed on 1st April 1931 as a bomber squadron and served in the UK and the Middle East theatre. It was disbanded in Egypt during 1947 and reformed later that year as a transport squadron until 1950. In 1953 it was again reformed as a bomber squadron before being finally disbanded in 1956. | |
No.58 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 8th June 1916 Fate : Disbanded 4th June 1976 Alis nocturnis - On the wings of the night | No.58 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft type : Whitley | ||
| A profile page including a list of all art prints for the Whitley is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
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Whitley 
Manufacturer : Armstrong Whitworth Production Began : 1937 Retired : 1942 Number Built : 1814 | Whitley The Whitley first entered service with No. 10 Squadron in March 1937, replacing Handley Page Heyford biplanes. By the outbreak of the Second World War, seven squadrons were operational, the majority flying Whitley IIIs or IVs, as the Whitley V had only just been introduced. ] With the Handley Page Hampden and the Vickers Wellington, Whitleys bore the brunt of the early fighting and saw action on the first night of the war, when they dropped propaganda leaflets over Germany.[8] Among the many aircrew who flew the Whitley in operations over Germany, was Leonard Cheshire who spent most of his first three years at war flying them. Unlike the Hampden and Wellington—which met specification B.9/32 for a day bomber—the Whitley was always intended for night operations and escaped the early heavy losses received in daylight raids on German shipping, early in the war. With Hampdens, the Whitley made the first bombing raid on German soil on the night of 19/20 March 1940, attacking the Hornum seaplane base on the Island of Sylt. Whitleys also carried out Operation Haddock the first RAF raid on Italy, on the night of 11/12 June 1940. As the oldest of the three bombers, the Whitley was obsolete by the start of the war, yet over 1,000 more were produced before a suitable replacement was found. A particular problem with the twin-engine aircraft, was that it could not maintain altitude on one engine. Whitleys flew 8,996 operations with RAF Bomber Command, dropped 9,845 tons (8,931 tonnes) of bombs and 269 aircraft were lost in action. From April 1942, the Whitley was retired as first-line bomber. It continued to serve as glider tug, paratroop trainer, transport, or radio countermeasures aircraft. It also played an important role in Coastal Command . No. 100 Group RAF used Whitleys to carry airborne radar and electronic counter-measures. In February 1942, Whitleys carried the paratroops who participated in the Bruneval raid (Operation Biting) in which German radar technology was captured from a German base on the coast of France. The British Overseas Airways Corporation operated 15 Whitley Mk Vs converted into freighters in 1942. Running night supply flights from Gibraltar to Malta, they took seven hours to reach the island, often landing during air attacks. They used large quantities of fuel for a small payload and were replaced in August 1942 by the Lockheed Hudson, with the 14 survivors being returned to the Royal Air Force. Long-range Coastal Command Mk VII variants, were among the last in front-line service, with the first kill attributed to them being the sinking of the German submarine U-751, on 17 July 1942, in combination with a Lancaster heavy bomber. | |
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Died : 17 / 1 / 1941